Hiba Noor Khan is a young writer and activist, deeply engaged with issues in development, immigration and intercultural understanding. Her academic background is in Physics/Engineering and she completed postgraduate study in 2015 at the University of Oxford. Since then she has worked as a Refugee Advocacy Worker for The Children’s Society, a Physics teacher and TV presenter. She also contributed to policy research carried out by the Government's Commission on Religion and Belief in Public Life. Hiba has worked on various sustainable development projects in rural Tanzania, and delivered aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey. Hiba is currently studying an MA at SOAS. The Little War Cat is her first picture book. Rachael Dean is a British children’s book illustrator based on the coast near Liverpool. She creates vivid scenes and portrays lively and engaging characters throughout her work. She is inspired by nature, particularly when visiting the gorgeous national park and beach on her doorstep and when travelling to scenic places in other countries. Rachael paints traditionally with gouache, as well as draws digitally, and she enjoys working on middle grade fiction and picture books.