Nicola Edwards was raised by the seaside in beautiful Brighton. She loves reading, dancing, rhyming, and turquoise things. She now lives with her husband, two children, and an insane number of house plants in North London, where she spends her days writing and editing children’s books.

Natalie Marshall is an Australian illustrator, author, and designer. Her extensive design background and strong graphic illustration style—combined with her signature bold palette and unique characters—has seen her client list grow over the last 17 years to include both local and international clients. Nat has illustrated more than 150 internationally published children’s books. Her titles feature regularly on bestseller lists and bring joy to kids (and parents) around the world. Nat lives near the beach in Melbourne with her two children, her bike-loving scientist husband, and her dog Obi-Wan Butterbear, who likes to run fast and bark loudly. She is a traveler at heart and has lived and worked in New York and London.