Sunita Nahar is a former BBC Kolkata correspondent and has presented news and current affairs programs on the BBC World Service. In her spare time, she volunteers in schools where she helps children who struggle to read as part of the Beanstalk program. Mahitha and the Dragon and Little Ghost Says Boo! are her debut titles. Nancy Leschnikoff is an illustrator and designer specializing in children's books. She is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed novel Rosie Loves Jack , and best-selling guidebook What's Happening to Me? Girls Edition . She spent 15 years as a Children's Book Designer at Usborne Publishing and lives in Kent, UK, with her family.