Sangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. Seventeen years and many, many manuscripts later, she signed her first book deal. She lives in Norwich, in the east of England, with her husband and kids.

Kristina Kister is an illustrator and character designer from Essen, Germany. After studying Communication Design, she worked as a junior art director at an ad agency in Düsseldorf before embarking on a career in illustration. Kristina’s creative practice includes illustrating children’s books and developing characters and concepts for German TV shows. With a background as a graphic designer, Kristina’s style is characterised by geometric shapes, unusual colour palettes and clear outlines. Working mostly in digital forms, Kristina also experiments with watercolour and pencil textures to give her artwork an analogue feel.