Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include A First Book of Nature, Tiny,The Promise, Ice Bear, Big Blue Whale, Dolphin Baby, Just Ducks, Poo and the Heroes of the Wild series. She graduated in zoology, studied whales and bats and then worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. Nicola lives in Abergavenny, Wales. Visit Nicola at www.nicola-davies.com, or follow her on Twitter under the handle @nicolakidsbooks.
Jane Ray is an acclaimed children’s book illustrator. She collaborated with Kevin Crossley Holland on Heartsong, and with Carol Ann Duffy on The Lost Happy Endings. She also writes and illustrates her own books, including The Nutcracker and Can You Catch a Mermaid?, and has been shortlisted six times for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Jane is also the illustrator of the exquisite Fairy Tales, retold by Berlie Doherty.
