Roald Dahl was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after 'a monumental bash on the head' sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990.

Quentin Blake is renowned for his collaboration with Roald Dahl. He is visiting Professor at the Royal College of Art and lives in London. In 2013 he was knighted in the New Year's Honours - which means his full title is Sir Quentin Blake, although we can still all go on calling him Quentin.