Ellen Bailey grew up in Cambridge and spent her childhood making up games, putting on plays, and writing a magazine for all the children living in her street. After studying English Literature, she worked as a children's book editor for a few years before moving into the charity sector. Ellen is the author of a variety of bestselling activity books and annuals, including All About Me , All About Us and The Book of Me . Max Jackson studied Graphic Design at the University of Sussex, and for ten years has worked as a designer, producing a variety of highly successful children's books. He loves to draw and the weird and wonderful world of his illustrations extends to his jungle-like desk, inhabited by a menagerie of quirky doodle characters and fledgling plants. Max lives in a cottage, will only ever be seen in suede shoes and silk scarves, and in summer his studio is filled with the scent of sweetpeas from his garden.