Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Tom writes and illustrates his own picture books, including Herman ' s Letter , Herman's Holiday , Bubble Trouble , By the Light of the Moon and Perfectly Norman. Goat ' s Coat is Tom's fifth picture book for Bloomsbury. Tom lives in Stroud with his partner and their two children.tom-percival.com@TomPercivalsaysChristine Pym studied Illustration for Children's Publishing at the North East Wales School of Art and Design and has been working professionally since she left in 2006. The Tail of the Whale was shortlisted for the BookTrust Early Years Award in 2009. Christine loves books, folk art, old things, wildlife watching and walks in the countryside.

These are all inspirations for her work. She lives at the Post Office and General Store which she helps run with her partner in a lovely little village in Staffordshire, UK.