Dianne Hofmeyr was born in South Africa and grew up "between the mountains and the sea" at the southernmost tip of the continent. She has written many books for children and has won many awards. Dianne has had two IBBY Honours Books, Blue Train to the Moon (1994) and is the author of Zeraffa Giraffa and The Glassmaker’s Daughter with Jane Ray. Her picture books for Otter-Barry Books are My Daddy is a Silly Monkey, Tiger Walk and Fiddle dee Dee. Dianne lives in London and South Africa, and loves to do creative workshops with children. Carol Thompson is internationally acclaimed as an illustrator of books for younger children, with an exceptional ability to see the world through their eyes. With over sixty books to her credit, she has won honours including the US Stonewall Honor Picture Book Award and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She is a member of IBBY UK, sharing its commitment to diversity and inclusivity in children's publishing. She lives in Leicestershire.