James Randall (Author) James Randall is an anthropologist and writer, who crafts stories for children on imaginative, exploratory and wilderness themes, and non-fiction on creativity and cultural history. He holds a PhD in English and Comparative Literature and a master's in social Anthropology. He has worked for Bloomsbury Publishing and is a past volunteer at the Ministry of Stories. He lives in Bath, UK. Freya Hartas (Illustrator) Freya is a Bristol-based illustrator specialising in children's books. She live with her partner and their ancient black cat, Katsu, and works from a cluttered desk in a shared studio down the road. She graduated from Falmouth University with a first class honours in BA Illustration in 2014. Freya loves to conjure up humorous characters, animals and monsters, creating the most fantastical worlds for them to inhabit.

She has worked on picture books and classic chapter-book illustrations aimed at older children.