Michael Rosen has written more than two hundred books for children, including the international bestseller We're Going on a Bear Hunt and its companion, Oh Dear, Look What I Got! , both illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. His poems about family life, childhood, and a good deal of silliness have reached millions through his exuberant online readings. Michael Rosen was the British Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009 and is now Professor of Children's Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. Matt Hunt is the illustrator of Stomp and Chomp: My First Book of Dinosaurs by Simon Mole. He is also the author-illustrator of Message in a Bottle and the illustrator of The Pirates Are Coming! by John Condon, Little People, Big Dreams: Stephen Hawking by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Quiet Down, Loud Town! by Alastair Heim, Walrus in the Bathtub by Deborah Underwood, and many other highly acclaimed books for young readers. He lives in England.