Sally Sutton has a keen interest in European languages. She has an M.A. (Hons) in German, and also enjoys writing plays for the stage. Her first picture book for Walker Books Australia, Roadworks, won the Picture Book category of the 2009 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, and was followed by Demolition and Farmer John’s Tractor. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and two daughters. Sylvie Currin Kořánková was born in the Czech Republic and currently lives in the beautiful far north of New Zealand with her family. She enjoys creating images of quirky spaces, which terrified her perspective teacher at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, but won her some book awards. Sylvie has a Masters in Illustration and Graphic Art. She is enjoying working on Catch That Plane! by Sally Sutton (2014), which reminds her of her travels while working as a fashion model.