Erika McGann grew up in Drogheda, County Louth, and now lives in Dublin. She is the author of a number of children's books, including the winner of the Waverton Good Read Children's Prize 2014, The Demon Notebook, the first in her magical series about Grace and her four friends. Other books in the series are: The Broken Spell, The Watching Wood and The Midnight Carnival. She is also the author of the 'Cass and the Bubble Street Gang' series.

Clive was raised in County Tyrone before studying art in Derry and Liverpool. His first and second picture books were both shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards. A Bed for Bear was a Kids' Indie Next List Top Ten, and One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! was chosen for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Clive's clients include HarperCollins, Penguin US, Templar, Froebel, and Marks & Spencer. He lives in Northern Ireland.