Nicola was raised by the seaside in beautiful Brighton. She loves reading, dancing, rhyming and turquoise things. She now lives with her husband and son in East London and spends her days writing and editing children's books. She has been nominated for the UKLA 2019 award. @NicolaBookFace Manu was born in Medellin, Colombia. She studied Graphic Design and Advertising at the University of Medellin in her hometown and Art Direction in ELISAVA in Barcelona where she actually lives. She grew up both in the city and the country, and spent most of her childhood playing in the woods discovering plants and animals and, of course, drawing.