Jacqueline East has been an illustrator of children's books for more than 30 years and has been published across the globe. She holds a diploma in art and design, a BA in graphic design, and an MA in authorial illustration, for which her subject was folk and fairy tales. Although most of Jacqueline's work has been illustrating other people's words, including Love Is Everything (Schiffer Kids, 2021), she is also the author of a series of four books about Ed the Pup as well as Tim's Hat, the first book in the Hare and Bear series. Jacqueline lives in Bristol, UK.

Rose Clayton loves to work in mixed media, gouache, watercolor, pastels, and some digital art, and she really enjoys the magical worlds she can create in children's books. Rose has degrees both in graphic design and illustration. For the last 10 years she has worked on children's books, home decor, and greeting cards. Rose always wanted to be an artist. When she first left for art college, you would find her first thing every morning waiting for the school's doors to unlock! She is the illustrator for the Hare and Bear series.