Kate Simpson grew up on a diet of Little Women, Anne of Green Gables and anything written by Enid Blyton, but it didn't occur to her to try her own hand at writing children's books until she was in her thirties. Now she's hooked, and with two small children of her own, she finds she's never short of inspiration.

As well as being a picture book author and incurable bookworm, Kate is also a co-host of the children's book podcast One More Page, where she happily spends an hour a fortnight interviewing fellow book-folk and talking all things children's books.

Jess Racklyeft is a children's book illustrator based in Melbourne. She loves creating work with water colours and experimenting with new art techniques, and bringing it all together on the computer.

Her recent books include Merry Everything by Tania McCartney and If Baby Could Talk by Michael Wagner, as well as CBCA notable and SCBWI Crystal Kite winner Smile Cry by Tania McCartney.

With two book-loving little ones and lots of illustration jobs on the go, she's immersed in her dream world of children's books most of her days.