Beastopia - Funny illustrated adventure for ages 7-9 about a secret world of magical creatures

Chrissie Sains grew up in Billericay, Essex, where she spent her childhood seeking adventure and finding trouble. Described by her teachers as having a "lively imagination", Chrissie's escapades include her attempted rescue of the school's pet fish and the discovery of a dead body in a field that turned out to be two tyres under a sheet. She has swum with sharks, scuba-dived shipwrecks and sky-dived from a plane. Chrissie has a background in marketing and events but now writes full time and is a graduate of the Golden Egg Academy and a member of SCBWI. She lives in Essex with her husband, two bookworms and two rabbits.

Jenny is a children's book illustrator, graphic designer and self-confessed biscuit lover who specialises in hand drawn typography and amusing illustrations that aim to make people laugh. Originally from Scotland, she now lives in Preston with her partner and their cat, Pigeon.

In 2019 Jenny graduated with an MA in Children's Book illustration and immediately began working on her first book An Alien in The Jam Factory, and the rest is history (quite literally, by illustrating Greg Jenner's bestselling You Are History!). When she's not working, you'll find her flexing her knowledge at a pub quiz or lost in a vinyl shop.