Mary Arrigan lives in Ireland. She is an award-winning writer and also reviews children's books. Her previous Red Bananas are Pa Jinglebob: the Fastest Knitter in the West, Larkspur and the Grand March and Nick and the Canal Painter. Korky Paul is an incredibly successful and much-loved illustrator. He has illustrated many books, including the Witch Winnie books by Valerie Thomas. His work has been shortlisted for and won awards including the Kate Greenaway Award, Sheffield Book Award and the Duke of Edinburgh Award. He lives in Oxford with his wife, two children, cat and goldfish.