Jonathan Shipton is a children's writer, poet, gardener and card maker. He lives in a three hundred-year-old farmhouse in Carmarthenshire with his partner Viv, 3 cats, 8 fat hens, 2 noisy cockerels and at least one very cunning mouse! He has five grown-up children and two grandchildren. Francesca trained in architecture but went on to do a course in illustration. Since 1997 Francesca has received prizes in a number of international competitions. She writes her own stories as well as illustrating and likes to feature her family and friends in these. Francesca's other books for Gullane are When Brian Was a Lion, and Holly's Red Boots, which she wrote and illustrated. Francesca is married to Luca and they live in Torino, Italy.