Real-Life Mysteries & Disasters

Susan Martineau is an author, editor and first-class fact finder who writes creative and educational books for children. Her book Real-Life Mysteries is the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts. She has been writing information books for children for over twenty years, but began her career as a non-fiction books' editor with the BBC in London. She has lived in several different countries, including France and Malaysia, but is now based back in Reading, UK. She was a kid who always wanted to know about everything, so she researches and writes the kind of books she would have liked as a child!

Vicky Barker is an award-winning illustrator and designer whose humorous, energetic artwork and clear, clever layouts have been bringing children's books to life for over a decade. Vicky lives between Worthing, London, and Los Angeles and has worked on a broad range of books over the years.