Tania McCartney is an award-winning Australian author of both children's and adult titles. She is the author of the Riley travelogue series of picture books and has also published adult non- fiction. The founder of Kids' Book Review and the 52-Week Illustration Challenge, she is a self-confessed book nut, as well as an experienced editor, illustrator and speaker. Tania lives in Canberra with her family.

Kieron Pratt is a Canberra-based illustrator and cartoonist who has worked on three of the Riley the Little Aviator books and several other children’s picture books. He has spent many years as a storyboard artist for an animation company and has recently been commissioned to redesign the maps for the National Zoo. He loves iced coffees and is very good at making people laugh.