Isabel Atherton is an author, a literary agent, and director of Creative Authors, Ltd. When she is not helping her authors, she likes to write illustrated books herself. She is the author of Zombie Cat, an illustrated adult humor book, and Smelly Ghost, a children's picture book. She divides her time between New York City and the seaside town of Whitstable, in Kent, England.

Bethany Straker is an illustrator and designer. Her first children's book Smelly Ghost (written by Isabel Atherton) will be published in September 2013, followed by A Curious Robot on Mars! (James Duffett-Smith) in October 2013. She lives in Kent, England