Adrienne Kennaway spent most of her formative life in Kenya, East Africa, where she developed her interest in wildlife. Interest soon turned to art and even as a child Adrienne painted animals. A spell at Ealing Tech in London and L’Academie Bella Arte in Rome polished Adrienne’s skills. Adrienne has illustrated over 30 children’s books and her illustrations for Crafty Chameleon won the Kate Greenaway Prize. A world-wide traveller, Adrienne now enjoys spending time in the countryside, capturing the local wildlife on canvas. She lives in the Republic of Ireland.

Liz Kessler studied English at Loughborough University, has worked as a teacher and a journalist and has an MA in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University. After taking a year off to travel around Europe in a camper van, Liz now lives in Cornwall.

Find out more at www.lizkessler.co.uk, follow her on Twitter @lizkesslerbooks and like her on Facebook at facebook.com/lizkesslerchildrensauthor.

Kody Keplinger is the author of several books for young adult and middle grade readers, including the New York Times bestseller The DUFF, which was adapted as a major motion picture in 2015. She currently lives in New York City with her German Shepherd and two black cats. Kody teaches writing classes at the Gotham Writers’ Workshop. You can find out more at her website, kodykeplinger.com, or on Twitter, @Kody_Keplinger.

Daren King’s first adult novel BOXY AN STAR was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and his first children’s book MOUSE NOSES ON TOAST won the Nestle Children’s Book of the Year Award. He was born in Essex in 1972 and now lives in Dublin.

Jon Klassen is the award-winning, bestselling author and illustrator of several picture books, including I Want My Hat Back. Visit www.burstofbeaden.com

Tracey Kelly is an experienced children’s non-fiction author, specialising in historical subjects.

IC4DESIGN are a collective of illustrators based in Hiroshima, Japan. Founded by Hirofumi Kamigaki, they were elected one of the 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide, and were one of American Illustration’s and the Society of Illustrators’ selected illustrators. Clients include Amtrak, The New York Times, Ogilvy Italy, Adobe, Newsweek and Toyota.