BELINDA O'KEEFE has a degree in Japanese, and worked in the tourism industry before changing career paths to focus on the exciting world of literature, studying book editing, proofreading and publishing. Her previous books include Partners in Slime (Scholastic NZ, 2021) and The Day the Plants Fought Back, illustrated by Richard Hoit (Scholastic NZ, 2019). She lives in Christchurch with her husband, two sons and their cats, including a Russian blue named Enzo. MONICA KOSTER's paintings have been exhibited in Christchurch and Ashburton, as part of the Creator’s Room and ZONTA Female Art Awards exhibitions. She is studying Fine Arts at Canterbury University and loves to run, paint, make music and communicate in Morse. Her companions are two adventurous cats Mischief and Ziggy and a loyal border collie Ruby.