Kate Foster is a children’s author who writes about friends, family, and dogs. She is passionate about encouraging and teaching a wider understanding of autism and mental illness via positive approach and representation. Originally from a small town in the southeast of England, she now lives on the stunning Gold Coast in Australia with her family and secondhand dogs.

Sophie Beer is an award-winning author-illustrator who has created bold, colorful art for the likes of Disney, Google, Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, and more. Reveling in color, shape, and texture, she lives by one simple rule: art should never be boring. When she’s not illustrating or writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books, and equality. Sophie Beer lives in Brisbane, Australia.