Smriti Halls Is the internationally bestselling author of over 30 books for children. Before becoming a full time writer in 2012, she worked in children's publishing and television. She's now been published in more than 30 languages from Arabic to Afrikaans and from Catalan to Korean. She lives in London, UK with her husband and three children.Steve Small has worked in animation for over 30 years as a director, designer and animator. The work has varied from working on Disney features to designing and directing shorts, TV series and commercials. His highly acclaimed book illustration work includes two books written by Smriti Halls: I'm Sticking With You and I?m Sticking With You Too, and his picture books as both author and illustrator: The Duck Who Didn?t Like Water and Wellington?s Big Day Out. Steve lives in London and when he?s not painting and drawing you?ll likely find him feeding the crows on Blackheath common.