Gareth P. Jones is the author of Rabunzel, Cindergorilla and The Lion on the Bus, as well as The Dragon Detective Agency and Ninja Meerkats series, and The Considine Curse, winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Prize 2012.

Jeff Harter is a freelancer illustrator and Professor of Illustration at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Before becoming a full-time illustrator, he worked at Walt Disney Animation Studio, working on films including Hercules, Mulan and Tarzan, and Winnie-the-Pooh.