David Almond is the acclaimed author of many award-winning novels for children, including
War Is Over,
Skellig,
The Tightrope Walkers, and
The Tale of Angelino Brown. He has also collaborated with many celebrated artists, including Polly Dunbar, Dave McKean, and Oliver Jeffers, on fiction for younger readers. David Almond's books are beloved all over the world, and in 2010 he was the recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in England.
Laura Carlin is the illustrator of
The Song of the Nightingale, written by Tanya Landman;
King of the Sky and
The Promise, both written by Nicola Davies and both named
New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year; and
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, which was a Bologna Ragazzi Honorable Mention selection. Her artwork has been featured in
Vogue, the
New York Times, and the
Guardian. She lives in London.