James Brown is an illustrator and designer, working commercially and producing screen prints and linocuts from his London studio. Trained as a textile designer, he worked in the clothing industry for 10 years before embarking on a new career as an illustrator in 2006.

Clients include The Poetry Society, The Guardian, Bloomsbury and AMVBBDO to name but a few. James has also designed and produced bespoke prints for The Postal Museum, V&A Enterprises and The Barbican.

Richard Platt is the author of Pirate Diary, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Silver Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award for Best Factual Book, and Castle Diary, which was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award. He has written over 100 books and has appeared widely on TV and radio, talking about his children's writing. He lives in East Sussex.