Penny Harrison is a children's author, book reviewer, garden writer and lifestyle journalist. A professional writer for more than 20 years, she has contributed to a variety of leading magazines, newspapers, guides and books, writing about everything from raising toddlers to raising chickens. 

Penny grew up on a farm in central-western NSW and spent her days exploring the bush and planning treasure hunts with her four brothers and sisters. Nowadays, she lives in a rambling old garden in the Yarra Valley with her husband, two young children and an ever-growing menagerie of animals and plants. 

Gwynneth Jones drew all through her maths book at school, so left to study art and hasn’t stopped drawing since!

Gwynneth is the illustrator of The Chalk Rainbow, Dance with Me, Don’t Think About Purple Elephants, Finding Granny, The Great Sock Secret, and Patch and Ruby.

Anouska Jones is a cat-loving book editor, who has worked in publishing for twenty-five years. She compiled the quotes from a range of sources, while her own cat kept close watch from her vantage point on Anouska’s desk.