Susan Martineau is an author, editor and first-class fact finder who writes creative and educational books for children. Her book Real-life Mysteries was the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2018. Vicky Barker is b small publishing's art director and a Blue Peter Book Award winning illustrator for Real-life Mysteries . Vicky Barker 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.