Lou has been writing since she could pick up a pencil and spent her childhood making little books of stories and rhymes. She is thrilled to be doing the same thing now and calling it her job! She got the idea for Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip when the word ‘oojamaflip’ popped into her head, just like it did into Professor McQuark’s. She loves writing in rhyme and will spend days searching for the right word, often muttering aloud to herself as she walks her dog. Lou lives with her husband, teenage children, soppy dog and erratic cat. She keeps a blog sharing resources and tips with aspiring authors, and also enjoys writing stage plays and musicals. Author of: Professor McQuark & the Oojamaflip, The Snowflake Mistake, Letter to Pluto, The Snugglewump, Daddy and I, Little Fish and Big Fish, Fast Fox and Slow Snail and Homework on Pluto Sophie is an illustrator based in Sussex, UK. Since graduating from UWE in 2011, she has been lucky enough to create images for some fantastic clients, working across greetings, editorial, animation and children’s publishing. She is currently studying MA Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, where she is nurturing a love for comics and writing and developing her own children’s books. Besides drawing, she loves live music, trashy telly, cooking and spending time outdoors. Illustrator of: Daddy and I