Michael Holland has had a 25-year career at the eminent Chelsea Physic Garden in London, latterly as Head of Education for over 17 years. He has taught tens of thousands of people, aged 2 to 92, about the natural world. Michael's first book, I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast was published by Flying Eye Books in 2020.

Maria Dek studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and University of the Arts, London. She is based in Bialowieza, Poland, in the oldest forest in Europe. Her previous books include A Walk in the Forest and When I Am Big. Maria uses the traditional technique of watercolour to create her charming, joyful illustrations.