Andy created and developed Albie, the award-winning British animated children's television show. Before writing his show he spent several years writing television commercials. He spends some of his time writing for grown-up companies but occasionally escapes to write children's books.

• Andy's first children's fiction novel was The Beast of Baloddan
• Andy was inspired by his grandfather's expeditions through Africa in the 1920s
• The character Albie first started as a newspaper cartoon strip

Russell is a children's book illustrator who has created several excellent picture books for children. Initially Russell created covers for books for adults, until he started working on children's books. Many of Russell's books including Quacky Quack-Quack by Ian Whybrow have been nominated for awards.

• Russell wrote and illustrated Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs
• When he was young he thought about being a zoologist
• He used to be a postman