Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) was born in Lyon, France. He wrote The Little Prince in the United States during a two-year self-imposed exile from occupied France. A year after the book's publication in 1943, Saint-Exupéry disappeared while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron. Best known as the author and illustrator of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupéry wrote several other books that have become classics of world literature.
Louise Greig is a poet and children's author whose first childrens' picture book, The Night Box, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Teach Primary Book Awards and the Klaus Flugge Prize. It was also awarded a Kirkus star in the US and was named La Cultura book of the year in France. Two of her books, The Night Box and Sweep, have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
She lives in Scotland. Sarah Massini is an award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including The Velveteen Rabbit, Star in the Jar, and The Girl and the Dinosaur. She had successful careers in corporate design and as an art editor of children's books, and started illustrating after her son was born. Sarah lives in Sussex.