Jane Bingham (Author) Jane studied English at Exeter and Art History at York. She has worked on various Usborne dictionaries, encyclopaedias and learning books, and her edition of the Usborne Illustrated Dictionary was awarded a prize for a significant contribution to children's literacy. She has two sons and three stepsons who are now scattered across the globe. She gets a huge thrill from seeing her books on sale when she travels to the USA and Australia. Kristie Pickersgill (Author) Kristie Pickersgill was born and raised in Yorkshire, where she developed a love of animals, nature and the great outdoors. After studying Chemistry at the University of York, she worked as a school lab technician before making the leap into educational publishing. Alice Beecham (Author) Alice Beecham was born and raised in Australia, where she studied Writing at the University of Canberra. She came to the UK to complete her degree and decided to stick around.

When she's not writing, Alice likes to bake, play boardgames and go to the theatre.