Alastair Chisholm (author)

Alastair Chisholm is the author of acclaimed sci-fi adventures Adam-2, winner of the Blackwells Children’s Book of the Year; Orion Lost, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year; I Am Wolf; I Am Raven; Reek; and the fantasy chapter book series, Dragon Storm. He writes funny picture books including Inch and Grub illustrated by David Roberts, which won the Queen Knickers Award and the Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug prize, as well as The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears, and its companion titles The Tale of the Valiant Ninja Frog and Space Pirate Bears, all illustrated by Jez Tuya. Alastair lives in Edinburgh with his wife, family, and Maudie the cat, who is cross with him for some reason.

Rikin Parekh worked as a Film Production Illustrator on monster movies before turning to children’s book illustration. His books include the Iguana Boy series, The Worst Class in the World books and Fly, Tiger, Fly!. He has collaborated with author Caroline Green for There’s a Dog in my Brain! and There’s a Dog in my Brain: Dog Show Disaster, illustrated for Greg Jenner’s Totally Chaotic History series and teamed up with author Lorna Watson for Rabbit on the Rampage. He lives in London.