Katy Halford is the illustrator of several books for young children, including Naughty Narwhal by Emma Adams, Noodle the Doodle by Jonathan Meres, and Rapunzel to the Rescue by Lucy Rowland. As a child she would create paper houses and shops and would play for hours in these imaginary worlds, creating little stories and acting them out. Katy lives in Leicestershire, England. Lucy Rowland is an award-winning picture book author and a children's speech and language therapist. She is the author of Rapunzel to the Rescue, illustrated by Katy Halford, Unicorns Don't Love Sparkles, illustrated by Mike Byrne, and the No Such Thing series, illustrated by Katy Halford. She lives in Gloucestershire, England, with her husband and son.