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Sean Hegarty Author

Sean Hegarty (Author)
Sean is a comedian, actor, content creator, theatre producer and author. But none of these jobs is harder (or more rewarding) than parenting five of the most amazing humans on Earth. With over 100 million video views online, a spot on the live shows of Ireland's Got Talent and a Christmas Number 1 on the Cool FM Shazam Chart, Sean is hot property on the Irish comedy scene. As well as being awarded the prize for Ireland's Funniest Joke 2017, he also won the egg and spoon race on sports day, a weekend trip for his parents on the local radio and a keyring at the town festival.

Jim Field (Illustrator)
An award-winning illustrator, character designer and animation director, Jim grew up in Farnborough, England, and now lives in the French countryside with his wife, young daughter, a grumpy cat and several guitars. He has won multiple awards including the BookTrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Oscar's Book Prize, Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards and the Lollies Book Award. He regularly collaborates with Rachel Bright (The Lion Inside), Kes Gray (Oi Frog!) and Julian Gough (Rabbit & Bear), as well as writing and illustrating his own bilingual books in the Monsieur Roscoe series.