Joshua George is an experienced author of both fiction and nonfiction for children. His books have been published under various pen names in more than twenty countries and have sold more than one million copies worldwide. Joshua's picture book Roar! went the Lion was selected for the 2017 Bookstart Corner library pack. Lauren Ellis is a freelance illustrator based in Kent, UK. She specializes in children's books, concepts for animation, and, in her words, "lots of other bits and bobs."