Mike Nicholson is a prize-winning author of humorous children's books. His first novel, Catscape, was published after winning the Kelpies Prize for new Scottish children's fiction. His books include the Museum Mystery Squad series and the Thistle Street picture books. Mike lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Patrick Corrigan studied ceramics at university and worked as an art teacher before becoming the art director at a design studio specialising in picture books and educational books for children. He is now a freelance illustrator and author based in Cheshire.