Colin West is an English children's book author and illustrator. He was born in 1951. He has written and illustrated more than 50 children's books. He attended the Royal College of Art. His titles include Monty the Dog who Wears Glasses, Hello, Great Big Bullfrog Walker, and The Big Book of Nonsense.
Annie Dalton is the author of more than thirty novels for children and young adults, including the Agent Angel series. She has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. She lives in Norfolk in a cottage with a ruined castle at the bottom of her garden, with her three cats and a dog called Riley.