Jaco Jacobs is the author of more than 260 books and more than a million copies of his books have been sold. His work has been awarded 46 times. His books have been translated into English, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese. He has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal twice and two of his books have been adapted to film. Jaco lives in Bloemfontein with his wife, Elize, their daughters, Mia and Emma, three dogs, a cat and a pet python.
Gwendolene van der Merwe lives in Strand, Cape Town. She obtained a BA in visual communication design at Stellenbosch University followed by her honours degree in illustration. She was recognized as an emerging creative in 2017 by Design Indaba. Her preferred mediums are water colour, collage and digital. She finds most of her inspiration from childhood memories and her dreams.