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Nicola Davies is a television and radio presenter (she is perhaps best known as a presenter of The Really Wild Show), writer and producer, as well as an author. She lives in Devon with her husband and their two children. James Croft has illustrated numerous picture books for children, including several Brand New Readers titles for Candlewick Press. He lives and works in south London.