Frances Adlam was born in Brighton, England and moved to New Zealand seventeen years ago. She now lives in Auckland. She has a BA, and post graduate degrees in drama and education from the University of Exeter. Frances has worked as a teacher, a lecturer and a therapist. She is also the author of many educational books for children. Rugby for Rosie was inspired by her nine-year-old daughter, who plays rugby, and her husband, who is a junior rugby coach. Jenny Cooper is a prolific illustrator of children's books. She has been a full time freelance illustrator for the last 15 years and has twice been nominated for the Russell Clark award for illustration. She is also the illustrator of Mallinson Rendel's The Littlest Llama.