Karen Williamson worked as a London primary school teacher and publisher's editor before launching a successful career as a full-time writer. With three children of her own, she specializes in Bible stories for young readers.
Lucy Barnard grew up in the idyllic Gloucestershire countryside and was attracted to art by her grandmother, who had studied at London's famous Slade School of Art. After earning a degree in illustration at Exeter, Lucy became a freelance illustrator, working in oils, acrylics, and coloured pencils. Lucy lives with her family in Stockport, near Manchester, in the north of England.