John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of six novels for adults. His first novel for children,TheBoy In The Striped Pyjamas,won two Irish Book Awards, was shortlisted for the British Book Award and has been made into a film. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin.
Oliver Jeffers is an internationally acclaimed author/ illustrator. His first picture book,How to Catch a Star(HarperCollins) was published in 2004 and since then he has created a further five picture books to much critical acclaim. He has won the Irish Book Award (where he first met John), the Blue Peter Book of the Year and the Nestle Children's Book Prize as well as a host of shortlistings including the prestigious, Kate Greenaway Medal. His books have been translated into19 languages.