Geraldine McCaughrean has written more than a hundred booksfor children, including the award-winning Gilgames theHero (Eerdmans). In addition, she has won every majorprize for children's literature in England, including theCarnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the GuardianChildren's Fiction Award. Geraldine lives in England. David Parkins has been short-listed for the Kurt Maschlerand Smarties awards and commended by the National ArtLibrary Illustration Award. He lives in Lincoln, England.