Our Blue Planet

Leisa Stewart-Sharpe is a journalist turned children's author who grew up in Australia. She has traveled and adventured all over the world. Leisa has come face-to-face with an aye-aye in the Madagascan jungle, sweated across the grasslands of Kenya (chased by a herd of elephants!), and has snorkeled with sharks Down Under. Today Leisa writes children's books from a shed in her English garden, including her bestselling nonfiction books. All of her books have one thing in common: they're about wild animals in wild places and written for wild children.

Aaron Cushley is an illustrator and doodler of dogs. He studied illustration and graphic design at the University of Ulster, Belfast School of Art. Aaron's work stems from his inner child and the innocence and creativity that emerges whenever he takes a pencil into his hand. He's illustrated many books for children, including If the World Were 100 People: A Visual Guide to Our Global Village. www.aaroncushley.com