Jon Blake lives in Cardiff with his partner and two young children. He qualified as a teacher in 1979. His first story was published in 1984; since then he has earned his living as a writer of books, TV and radio scripts, and as a teacher of creative writing. Previous books include the bestselling You’re a Hero Daley B, Stinky Fingers’ House of Fun and The Last Free Cat. His first Thimble book, Thimble Monkey Superstar was published in 2016. It was selected for the Summer Reading Challenge and shortlisted for the Lollies 2017 Laugh out Loud Book Awards.
Martin Chatterton’s own books include Monster and Chips (OUP) and some of the Middle School books with James Patterson, and he has illustrated many, many books in the UK and Australia, including stories by Julia Donaldson and Tony Bradman.