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Sam Hume is a an author and wildlife film producer.

SWAPNA HADDOW is the bestselling and award-winning author of over 30 books for young readers, including the Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda series. She was the winner of the Fantastic Book Award, Surrey Libraries Children’s Book Award and North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award and been shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards and The Alligator’s Mouth Awards. She was an official World Book Day author in 2023. With a degree in Medical Sciences and International Health, Swapna is a proud, self-proclaimed science geek. Originally from the UK, Swapna now lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and dog, Archie.

Samara Hardy has always loved to draw. Unfortunately for her parents, this was often on their walls with her mother’s lipstick. Realizing she might make a career out of this she studied illustration at Falmouth University and, since graduating in 2014, has worked with clients across the globe on picture books, homewares, greetings cards and more. She currently lives and works from her home studio in a small village just outside Tunbridge Wells.