KATHERINE RUNDELL is the author of
Rooftoppers (an ALA-ALSC Notable Book, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize),
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (a
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner),
The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer (winner of the Costa Children's Book Award),
and
The Good Thieves. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of St. Catherine's College, Oxford. Her books for adults include
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize) and
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise. ASHLEY MACKENZIE is a Canadian artist and illustrator with a special affinity for dragons, dryads, and all magical creatures.