Jodie Parachini grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and studied at Trinity College and Georgetown University in the US. She now lives in London with her husband and two daughters, where she is a freelance editor of adult and children's non-fiction. This is the first picture book she's written that is her idea. Daniel Rieley grew up in Joyden's Wood, Kent, and graduated with BA Hons in Animated Production from Arts University, Bournemouth. He lives in London with his girlfriend. This is his first book.