Dr Rosemary Milne is a Developmental Psychologist who has been a teacher of preschool and primary school children, and an educator of teachers and parents. She has written radio and television scripts for ABC preschool and school programmes, and has been a writer and presenter for FKA Children's Services, a resource centre which provides language support for kindergartens and childcare centres with children from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Andrew McLean has taught painting, drawing and art, but is now a full-time painter and illustrator of children's books. Many of the books he has illustrated have received awards from the Children's Book Council of Australia. Andrew and his wife, Janet, have also created many popular and award-winning picture books together, including Hector and Maggie, Dog Tales and Josh.