Julia Donaldson teaches English and lives in Glasgow. Over the last two decades she has had many books published and her work has been performed on programmes such as PLAYSCHOOL. She has also written for BBC radio and the stage and runs drama and music workshops for children. Author of the Smarties gold award-winning THE GRUFFALO (0 333 71093 2), a modern classic.
Axel Scheffler has had books published in over a dozen countries and is famous for his depiction of animals. His books for Macmillan have included the Smarties gold award-winning THE GRUFFALO and ROOM ON THE BROOM (0 333 90337 4). Born in Hamburg, he now lives in London.