Sam Hutchinsonis an author, editor and the co-owner of b small publishing, an award-winning independent press in the UK dedicated to celebrating the joy of learning. With a background in foreign languages, Sam likes to write, edit or publish books that open a child's mind to the big wide world and help them to learn a little about themselves on the way. He has been named IPG Young Publisher of the Year and a Bookseller Rising Star. Based in West Sussex, UK, Sam lives between the sea and the South Downs with his partner and his cat. Steven Johnson, Ste for short, is a freelance illustrator living in Sheffield, UK. Having graduated from Wrexham University shortly after the turn of the millennium, he's now not doing the thing he graduated in and very much enjoys illustrating instead--especially for books. He has had the good fortune of working with publishers such as Macmillan, Kingfisher, Hodder, Blue Train and b small publishing. Vicky Barker is b small publishing's creative director and a Blue Peter Book Award-winning illustrator for Real-life Mysteries.

Vicky graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and has designed and illustrated for publishers such as Usborne, Egmont and Catnip. For b small publishing, Vicky has illustrated the STEM Starters for Kids series, Paper Toys, Infographics for Kids, FACTS, Geographics and many more. Vicky lives by the sea in West Sussex, UK.