Katie Clapham is the author of Three Girls and The Missing Bookshop and sits on the executive committee for World Book Day. In 2010, she and her mother opened the independent bookshop Storytellers, Inc. Her first Walker picture book is The Tour, illustrated by Nadia Shireen. She lives in Lancashire. Find her on Instagram @katieclaphamwriting and Substack @katieclapham. Emma Farrarons is a former picture book designer and the creator of the hugely successful Mindfulness Colouring series. Her debut picture book My Hair Is as Long as a River, written by Charlie Castle, was published in 2024 and longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize. Emma was born in the Philippines and grew up in Paris. She is now based in South London.