Jackie Morris is an author and illustrator, photographer and painter. She lives in a small house beside the sea in Wales. Her many books include Tell me a Dragon, The Snow Leopard, The Seal Children and How the Whale Became, written by Ted Hughes. She has a lively presence on social media and progress of her work can be followed on her blog, www.jackiemorris.co.uk. Jackie won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2019 for The Lost Words.James Mayhew, illustrator, author, storyteller, concert presenter, grew up in Suffolk, England, and always knew he was going to be an artist. He is a trustee for Action for Children's Arts, and an ambassador for Side by Side with Refugees. He won the New York Times book illustration award in 1994, and has won numerous awards and prizes since. James Mayhew lives in Suffolk.

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