Sean Taylor is a British author of many children's books, including Hoot Owl and A Brave Bear . He grew up in Surrey, England, and taught in Zimbabwe before studying at Cambridge. He currently divides his time between the United Kingdom and Brazil. MONSTER! HUNGRY! PHONE! is his first picture book with Bloomsbury.Fred Benaglia is a French illustrator who has lived and worked in Paris for twenty years. As well as illustrating many wonderful children's books, he is also the artistic director of Bayard Press.