Julia Donaldson is the author of many best-selling books for children, including Room on the Broom and the multi-award-winning The Gruffalo, which has sold more than a million copies. She has also written many children's plays and songs and runs regular storytelling and drama workshops. Julia lives in Glasgow with her family. Lydia Monks studied illustration at Kingston University, graduating in 1994 with a first-class degree. She is a former winner of the Smarties Bronze Award for I WISH I WERE A DOG and her illustrations have been widely admired.