Debi Gliori is a much-loved and bestselling author/illustrator of over 80 books for children, including the bestselling No Matter What (Bloomsbury) and the Mr Bear series (Orchard). Debi lives near Edinburgh and has twice been writer in residence in the Shetland Isles. Her favourite colour is blue or, more precisely, four different shades of blue: cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Mediterranean turquoise blue and warm ultramarine blue. She has sold almost 700,000 books in the UK alone.fiddleandpins.blogspot.co.ukdebiglioribooks.

comAlison Brown studied Fine Art at Liverpool and was a graphic designer before becoming an illustrator. Alison was brought up in Bangor, Northern Ireland, and now lives in Leeds. Her book with Smriti Prasadam-Halls, I Love You Night and Day , has become an international bestseller.