Juliet David has written many children's stories and Bible activity books. Her other interests include painting, music, and travel to Israel and other Bible lands. This experienced author lives in London with her family. Lucy Barnard grew up idyllically in the Gloucestershire countryside, and was attracted to art by her grandmother, who had studied at London's famous Slade School of Art. After a degree in illustration at Exeter, Lucy became a freelance illustrator, working in oils, acrylics and coloured pencils. Lucy lives with her family in Stockport, near Manchester, in the north of England.