Rama and Sita

Swapna Haddow is the award-winning author of the 'Dave Pigeon' books and was an official World Book Day author in 2023. She loves writing about boisterous animals and madcap adventures. Swapna lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and their dog, Archie. When she's not writing she is usually reading, dreaming about living on a boat or eating Jaffa Cakes.

Darshika Varma is an illustrator from Mumbai. She always coveted the serenity of the countryside. With a natural preference for furry creatures over people, she was always a dreamer with a deep passion for reading and a natural affinity for colours. She pursued BFA in Applied Arts at Rachana Sansad in Mumbai and started off her career as a designer in digital marketing, from where she moved on to designing wedding invitations and eventually found her true calling as a children's illustrator.