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**Smriti Halls** , published in the US as Smriti Prasadam-Halls, is the author of the _Publishers Weekly_ number one bestseller _I Love You Night and Day_ , illustrated by Alison Brown. Her other titles include the critically acclaimed _Rain Before Rainbows_ , _The Way of the Wolf_ , and _I'm Sticking With You_. _The Little Island_ , illustrated by Robert Starling and described by Axel Scheffler as " _Animal Farm_ for our time..., was named as a _Sunday Times_ Best Children's Book 2019, a _Big Issue_ Kids' Book of the Year 2019, and is currently shortlisted for the 2020 Teach Primary Awards and the 2020 Little Rebels Award. Smriti works extensively with the Bedtime Stories Prison Project, helping parents in prison stay connected with their children through stories, and is BookTrust's Writer in Residence. **Ella Okstad** is an illustrator based in based in Trondheim, Norway. She graduated from Kent Institute of Art and Design Maidstone UK in 2000 and has since worked with publishers and design agencies in Norway, UK and US. Her books have been translated into over 15 languages. She illustrated the bestselling picture book, _Sophie Johnson: Unicorn Expert._