Lou Carter's work as a primary school teacher sparked her love of children's picture books. The internationally successful There Is No Dragon In This Story was her first picture book with Bloomsbury, followed by There Is No Big Bad Wolf in This Story . Lou lives in Cambridge. Find her on Twitter @LouCarter240. Madga Brol was born in Poland and turned her hand to picture-book illustration after her children were born. She is the illustrator of Esme's Rock (OUP) and Once Upon a Penguin (Orchard). The Great Hamster Getaway is her first book for Bloomsbury. She lives in London, in a house that keeps her busy with never-ending DIY jobs.