Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Children's Laureate 2024-2026, is a multi award-winning children's book author and screenwriter. He loves magic. He tries his best with playing cards, rabbits and top hats but is happiest playing with the magic of words. He's written many award-winning children's books including Millions, Cosmic and Noah's Gold. He's also written films - including Millions, and Kensuke's Kingdom - and helped create big events like the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. He lives by the sea in Liverpool. On a clear day he can see Blackpool Tower from the end of his road. On cloudy days he worries that it might have disappeared.

Steven Lenton is a multi-award-winning illustrator, originally from Cheshire, now working from his studios in Brighton and London with his dog, Big Eared Bob. He has illustrated many children's books including How To Grow A Unicorn by Rachel Morrisroe, The Taylor Turbochaser by David Baddiel, The Hundred And One Dalmatians adapted by Peter Bently, the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series by Tracey Corderoy and the Sainsbury's Prize-winning The Nothing To See Here Hotel series written by Steven Butler. He has illustrated two World Book Day titles and regularly appears at literary festivals and live events across the UK. Steven has his own Draw-along YouTube channel, showing how to draw a range of his characters. He has also written the multi award-nominated young fiction series Genie and Teeny.