Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer turned children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. Rashmi writes non-fiction picture books that ignite children's curiosity, as well as fictional stories that crackle with imagination. Now an official World Book Day author for 2022, her journey into writing began in 2017/18, she was selected as one of 11 Penguin Random House mentees on the WriteNow programme for underrepresented voices in publishing. Her first picture book, Never Show a T-Rex a Book, illustrated by Diane Ewen, won the 2021 Society of Authors Queen’s Knickers Award and has been shortlisted for the Lollies 2022. The sequel was shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award 2021. Her latest book, Good News, illustrated by Adam Hayes, has been shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards in the Best Book with Facts category.

Annabel Tempest always knew she wanted to grow up to be an artist. Nothing makes her more excited than a pile of paper and a seriously sharp pencil. Annabel has created many beautifully colourful books, and she lives in the countryside with her husband and a house full of muddy boys and dogs. Her books include How to be Extraordinary, and How to Change the World, with Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Daisy's Dragons: A Story About Feelings, Got to Dance, and It All Began When I Said Yes.