Rachel Williams was born in Melbourne, Australia, and grew up in London with her theatre-director father and botanist mother. She completed her masters in children's literature in 2004. She is Publisher at Templar Publishing. Jenny Bowers is one tenth of the UK based illustration collective Peepshow. Her work all starts with a paintbrush and a tube of black paint. Her clients include Bloomingdales, Clinique, Elle Decoration, the Guardian and the V&A Museum.