Kate Pettylived in Cornwall with her husband, Mike, before tragically dying from cancer in May 2007. She was both an extraordinary writer and an extraordinary person. The author of a number of novelty and pop-up books, including the innovativeThe Great Grammar BookandThe Wonderful World Book,Kate was also involved in creating amazing books for the Eden Project children's book list.
Jennie Maizelsstudied illustration at Central St Martin's School of Art and Design, and graduated in 1993.The Great Grammar Bookby Kate Petty was Jennie's first children's book and has sold a quarter of a million copies. She is the illustrator of six other books in this pop-up series, includingThe Global Garden, The Super Science Book, The Wonderful World Book, The Magnificent Music Book,The Terrific Times Tables Book,The Perfect Pop-Up Punctuation Book, all by Kate Petty. She is also the author ofFinger Food for Babies and Toddlers(Vermillion, 2003). Jennie lives in Hampshire with her husband and two children.