Chris Gurney is the author of thirteen Scholastic New Zealand picture books, a large number of them part of the popular Kiwi Corkers series, which retells well-known tales with a New Zealand flavour. Her stories are told with a faultless sense of rhyme and rhythm and show great humorous talent. Chris lives in East Auckland with her family. John Bennett is a former animator for the BBC and has worked in TV and advertising in the UK and New Zealand. He now works full-time as a freelance cartoonist and illustrator. John lives in Hokianga.