Nicola was raised by the seaside in beautiful Brighton. She loves reading, dancing, rhyming and turquoise things. She now lives with her husband and son in East London and spends her days writing and editing children's books. She has been nominated for the UKLA 2019 award. @NicolaBookFace Jem Maybank is an illustrator based in Leeds who loves Adobe Photoshop and works either in her studio or on her houseboat with her four birds. She likes working on educational books for young readers but anything with animals is always great! George Ermos is an illustrator and avid reader from England, he works digitally and enjoys illustrating all things curious and mysterious.