Alison Limentani has a degree in Animal Behavior and worked as a zookeeper before training as a veterinary nurse. She is passionate about drawing animals, and sharing her knowledge about them, which led her to complete a Master's of Art in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art in England. She teaches children's art classes at London Zoo and creates images using traditional printmaking techniques. Alison lives in Cambridge, England.

"Don't be misled into thinking the titular marsupial is the longest jumper of all though; there's a creature that well and truly outsprings it; now what might that be?"–Red Reading Hub"...new addition to a hugely successful series exploring maths and numbers."–Parents in Touch"an enlightening information text to build curiosity and answer questions about nature and numbers."–Just Imagine"A fab way to combine two fascinating subjects in one brilliant exploration of animals and numbers."–Read it Daddy