Frantz Wittkamp Author

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator in the world of children's books, and has created many bestsellers including the award-winning The Gruffalo and its irresistible sequel The Gruffalo's Child along with Julia Donaldson. He has illustrated books by Ian Whybrow, Philip Ardagh and T.S. Eliot as well as authoring many of his own titles. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives in London.

Frantz Wittkamp was born in 1943, studied art education and biology and lives and works as a freelance graphic designer in Lüdingshausen, as well as being an award-winning artist and poet. Many of his books have been published by Beltz & Gelberg. He lives in Germany.

Roger McGough is one of Britain's most well known and best-loved poets. He was one of the Liverpool Poets in the sixties and since then he has published many books for children. He compiled the stunning Sensational! for Macmillan, and All The Best: Selected Poems of Roger McGough was the winner of the 2004 CLPE Poetry Award. He now lives in London and tours the country doing readings and workshops.