Em Lynas is a children’s author with a love of silly poetry, magic, dragons, and folklore. She has been a shoe store assistant, a teacher, and educational publisher, and now, an author of funny books. She is the author of The Cat and the Rat and the Hat, which was nominated for the UK Literary Association Book Award in 2023. Em lives by the seaside with her husband in Cleveland, England.

Matt Hunt graduated from the Birmingham School of Art, and from there, developed a love for children’s illustration. He works in mixed media, using paint, pens, crayons, and digital methods. His book Message in a Bottle was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, and his work has also been shortlisted for many other awards as well. Matt lives with his wife and son in Worcestershire, England.