Michael Rosen is a poet and the author of many books for children, including We’ re Going on a Bear Hunt, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, which won the Nestlé Smarties Children’ s Book Prize; A Great Big Cuddle, illustrated by Chris Riddell; and Michael Rosen’ s Sad Book, illustrated by Quentin Blake. He received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children’ s literature in 1997 and served as Children’ s Laureate in the UK between 2007 and 2009. Michael Rosen lives in London.
Neal Layton has illustrated more than eighty books for children. His books have won the UK’ s prestigious Nestlé Smarties Children’ s Book Prize and been short-listed for many other awards. He lives in England.
