Katie Clapham is the author of The Missing Bookshop, illustrated by Kirsti Beautyman. She is co-founder, with her mother, of the independent bookstore Storytellers, Inc., and was named Young Bookseller of the Year. Katie Clapham lives in St. Annes-on-Sea, England.
Nadia Shireen is the award-winning creator of the picture books Barbara Throws a Wobbler and Billy and the Dragon, among several others. She lives in Brighton, England.