Krista Ruepp was born in 1947 in Cologne. After training to be a teacher, she worked as an editor for WDR (a German broadcasting company), and later in advertising and marketing. She began to write stories, poems and lyrics at an early age. These are now published thanks to the support and persuasion of her two sons. Krista Ruepp lives in Remsceid with her husband and two sons, their dog Baghira and an Arab mare named Piruna. Ulrike Heyne was born in Dresden, Germany. She studied fashion illustration and graphic design in Munich and then worked for many years in advertising agencies, and as an art tutor teaching painting and drawing. She has illustrated many successful books for children and adults. Ulrike Heyne lives near Dresden with her family. Other books by Krista Ruepp and Ulrike Heyne, published by North-South, are Midnight Rider and Horses in the Fog.