Kimberley Kinloch (Author) Kim always loved reading and writing from a very young age. One of her earliest memories is eagerly reading her own stories to her primary school class, every week.She went on to study Creative Writing at Roehampton University and later became a Children's Bookseller at Waterstones. This was where she fell in love with children's books and never looked back. After university, she knew she wanted to work in children's publishing and eventually became a member of the brilliant Usborne sales team. However, she recently returned to her writing roots, joining the buzzing editorial team. Now she can be found writing stories for Usborne or reading stories to her two young daughters - feeling so happy she didn't give up on her dream.Mairi Mackinnon (Author) Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of tall teenagers, hundreds of books and strange musical instruments, from violas to didgeridoos.Zanna Davidson (Author) Zanna writes fiction and non-fiction for Usborne. Her favourite things to write about are small monsters and talking animals. She used to live in London but now lives in a cottage on the edge of some woods. She is only sorry there are no bears or witches in them.Emma Allen (Illustrator) Emma Allen is a British children's book Illustrator based in Kent. Emma illustrates digitally, with a background in traditional techniques, and finds great enjoyment in the little quirks and details that bring an illustration to life. Emma illustrates a variety of different subjects but perhaps most of all children, animals, mini beasts, quirky characters and all forms of plant life from tiny toadstools to towering trees. Emma is a past winner of the 'Student of the Year' award at the London Art College and is represented by Sylvie Poggio Artists.
