Louise Gooding (Author) Louise Gooding is a children's writer who lives in Norfolk with her partner and three children. Always a keen reader and writer with an overactive imagination, it was no surprise that after many years working in children's entertainment Louise channelled her energy and creativity into writing books for children. Louise is keen to help increase the visibility of disabled and neurologically diverse people in children's books, being a proud ADHDer herself, with a neurodiverse family. Her first book, Just Like Me , published in 2021. She also enjoys exploring family relationships and Louise's second book, Remember When , is based on her own relationship with her grandmother and experience with dementia. Maja Andersen (Illustrator) Maja Andersen was born and raised in the U.S. to Danish parents, and when she was young, she was given the Danish version of "Pippi Longstocking" illustrated by Ingrid Van Nyman which have been an inspiration to her ever since.
After graduating with a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, Maja worked for Hallmark Cards, illustrating a variety of greeting cards, gift books and apparel. Maja's inspiration comes from international folk art. Her hobbies include drawing on cocktail napkins, flamenco dance lessons and cats!.