Lorna Gutierrez is an author and poet who enjoys making difficult subjects easier for children to understand. She has written two previous collections of poetry to encourage building self-esteem and confidence in children: Perfectly Imperfect and I Love Myself. Let Me Tell You Why. This is her first book for Tiny Owl. Polly Noakes is an illustrator and author with a passion for creating lyrical images for children's books. Her love of illustration started at Cambridge School of Art and Polly graduated from the MA in Children's Book Illustration in 2015. Polly lives in the countryside with her family and rescued Romanian street dog Bertie, who likes long lively walks!