Matilda Webb used to live in the Orkney Islands and had them in mind when she wrote the story. She was a museum archaeologist before taking up writing full time and has written non-fiction for adults and poetry. This is her first story for Happy Cat Books. She now lives in Oxford.
Ian Benfold-Haywood is an accomplished fine artist. He was a community artist in Wales before training to be a teacher. He has been published by Heinemann, Orion and Usborne.
