Theadora has a Bachelor of Media Arts with Honours from the Waikato Institute of Technology, and currently working as an assistant in real estate and marketing, and a freelance illustrator. She enjoys drawing and painting in a variety of techniques and loves trying out new challenges to expand on her creative skills and experience. Born on Great Barrier Island, off the coast of Auckland, she grew up travelling around the North Island. Theadora started drawing at an early age, developing a strong interest in creative work.

Anita Kelly lives and works in Cambridge, New Zealand, as an early childhood teacher. A notorious bookworm herself, she enjoys sharing her love of literacy with young learners. Exploring letters and sounds with children, is a great way to begin building their confidence around the alphabet. Anita believes that many ideas can be introduced and explored within stories and that this helps to make learning fun. Anita adores reading bedtime stories with her son each night.