Smriti Halls is an internationally bestselling children’s author whose award-winning books have been translated into 45 languages. Her stories are loved by children and adults alike. Recent hits include Rain Before Rainbows and I’m Sticking With You. She has been a Writer in Residence for Booktrust and is a current Patron of the School Library Association. Smriti is South Indian by birth, British by nationality and a Londoner at heart. She lives with her family near Richmond Park, eating avocado pears and dreaming up new stories. 

Steve Small has worked in animation for over thirty years as a director, designer, and animator. The work has earned him an Emmy nomination and varied from Disney features to designing and directing shorts, TV series, and commercials. He’s the illustrator of I’m Sticking with You and the Tiny Tiger, Big Feelings series, both written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, and the author-illustrator of The Duck Who Didn’t Like Water, The Hare Who Wouldn’t Share, The Bat Who Didn’t Like the Dark, Wellington’s Big Day Out, and Brave Little Bear. His books have been translated into over thirty-five languages. Steve lives in London.