Jana Novotny-Hunter is a graduate of Hornsey College of Art and has been writing and teaching children's literature for over 25 years. In 1993 she opened Bear Studios with the author/illustrator Sue Porter. Among her many previous books is
Deaf City War, for which she won the Judy Blume Award.
Sue Porter has designed, illustrated, contributed to and often written around 60 children's books, all of which share a gentle warmth and humour. Her previous titles include Hepzibah, which was runner-up for the Mother Goose Award, and One Potato which won the Owl Award in Japan, and the Prix Verselle in France.