Philip Ardagh is the author of the companion book Bunnies on the Bus , illustrated by Ben Mantle. A prolific writer who has been published in forty languages, he is the author of the best-selling Eddie Dickens trilogy; High in the Clouds , cowritten with Paul McCartney and Geoff Dunbar; and Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky , winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He lives in Kent, England. Ben Mantle is the illustrator of Bunnies on the Bus by Philip Ardagh, Follow the Track All the Way Back by Timothy Knapman, and many other picture books. He is also the author-illustrator of the Dinostars series as well as The Best Birthday Present Ever! and The Best Christmas Present Ever! Before turning to children's illustration, Ben Mantle worked in animation, including on Tim Burton's Corpse Bride . He lives in Brighton, England.