Author:Jordie Albiston is a full-time poet, and her fingers are always tapping! Her work has won many ribbons over the last 25 years, including the Mary Gilmore Award, the Wesley Michel Wright Poetry Award, the NSW Premier’s Prize and the Patrick White Literary Award. Esmé d’Arc Adds Up to More than Zero is Jordie’s third book for children. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.Illustrator:Lucy Pulvers is a full-time artist and illustrator, and her brushes are always wet! She was born in Japan, where she spent her early growing-up years, and is now based in Sydney, Australia. Lucy’s art has been widely celebrated. Her two older sisters are also artists and the three of them regularly exhibit together. Website: www.pulvers.co