Mark Sperring worked as a printer before becoming a bookseller, and later a children's book author. Mark is the author of many picture books including Four Silly Skeletons , The Naughty Naughty Baddies and Mince Spies (Bloomsbury), and The Sunflower Sword (Andersen). He lives in Bristol. Natelle Quek is a Malaysian-born illustrator who also spent the latter half of her formative years growing up in New Zealand. She now lives in leafy south-east England with her husband, an apathetic cat and a loud-snoring dog. She focuses on children's illustration and loves using bold colours and cinematic perspectives to draw audiences into her worlds.