Alison Ritchie works as a freelance editor and writer and has published several children's books. She lives in Oxfordshire with her two children and dog. Hannah George grew up in a house in the woods, a stone's throw from the sea. She began storytelling through small drawings in a series of A6 sketchbooks, which came with her on adventures and holidays. She studied illustration at Falmouth University, and since graduating in 2005 she has continually illustrated for magazines, card companies and publishers.