Nicola Davies has a degree in zoology and is the author of many nonfiction books for young readers, including Poop and Just the Right Size, both illustrated by Neal Layton, and the poetry volume Outside Your Window, illustrated by Mark Hearld. The Silver Street Farm stories mark her short-fiction series debut. Nicola Davies lives in Wales.
Katharine McEwen has illustrated more than twenty-five books, including Allan Ahlberg's The Children Who Smelled a Rat and Phyllis Root's Here Comes Tabby Cat and Hey, Tabby Cat! Katharine McEwen lives in England.