Sam McBratney (1943−2020) is the author of the internationally best-selling classic Guess How Much I Love You and its sequel, Will You Be My Friend? , as well as All My Favorites, all illustrated by Anita Jeram. He also wrote Just You and Me and There, There , both illustrated by Ivan Bates, and Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See , illustrated by Linda Ólafsdóttir, among many other books for children. Anita Jeram is the illustrator of Guess How Much I Love You, the Guess How Much I Love You Storybooks, and You're All My Favorites, all by Sam McBratney. She has also illustrated several books by Amy Hest, including Little Chick and a series about Sam and Mrs. Bear. Anita Jeram lives in Northern Ireland.