Timothy Knapman is a children's author and playwright whose plays, musicals and operas have taken him all over the world. When he isn't busy travelling, Timothy lives in Surrey in the UK -- and he firmly believes that it is okay to play with your food! Ben Cort is the award-winning illustrator of over eighty books for children -- and he's written one too! Ben has also illustrated THE SHARK IN THE DARK and COLOUR ME HAPPY! for Macmillan Children's Books, and he is probably best known for illustrating the bestselling ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS series published by Simon and Schuster.