Laurie Elmquist is the author of several books for young readers including Where's Burgess? which was short-listed for both the Chocolate Lily Award and the Silver Birch Award. She holds an MA in Literature and creative writing from the University of Windsor in Ontario and has been published in several magazines and anthologies. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
David Parkins has illustrated numerous children's books.
He also does editorial illustrations, political cartoons, and strip cartoons. David lives in Selby, North Yorkshire.