Annaleise Byrd woke up one day with her head full of story ideas and set about becoming an author. She writes picture books, poetry, short stories and middle grade fiction. Her favourite stories nearly always involve kids having grand adventures with no grown-ups in sight! When she’s not writing (or reading) books, Annaleise enjoys cycling and learning the drums, though not usually at the same time. She is particularly fond of lamingtons. Annaleise lives in Brisbane with her husband and two young sons. Sandra de la Prada was born in Barcelona, where she grew up and still currently lives. She shares a studio with her cats Chicho and Rudo, who support and inspire her and advise her through any mental blocks. Of course, so do her wonderful parents, partner and son, but mostly Chicho and Rudo. Sandra studied Fine Arts and in 2010 publisher Pintar-Pintar commissioned her for her first book and she has been working non-stop ever since on children’s books for clients all around the world.