Pam, the Tortoise Who Doesn't Fart Fireworks

Stuart Heritage has written for the Guardian since 2009. His weekly column about his young son ‘Man With a Pram’ ran in the paper’s Family section between 2015-16. Earlier in his career he founded a website that was named as both Metro’s Best British Blog and one of the Observer top 50 most powerful blogs in the world. He has also written for Vanity Fair, Esquire, The Times, Men’s Health, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Red, Marie Clare and the NME. He is also the author of picture books Jonathan the Magic Pony, and Don’t Say Elephant!, and has credits on popular TV shows including Bluey. He lives in Ashford, Kent.Born in the southwest of France, Vincent Batignole grew up surrounded by French comics, colourful anime on TV and his grandparents’ collection of true crime books. No wonder he quickly developed a passion for anything cute, scary and geeky! Trained at the Ecole Pivaut in Nantes, his professional journey started with the comic series ‘Gloom Cookie’ created by Serena Valentino (Disney’s ‘Villains’ book series) and Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin). Since then, he’s been illustrating and writing for various international clients, including EPIC!, Capstone and Andrews McMeel, while earning a Master’s Degree in cinema history and film analysis. Vincent now resides near Paris with his dog, Kero, and what’s easily one of the biggest collections of manga drawn by CLAMP.

NICOLA SLATER is a children’s book illustrator and popcorn aficionado. She was born in the windy north of England and later moved to Buckinghamshire, where she went to school. Nicola lives with her family in Cheshire, England, close to the local cinema, which she visits very often.NICOLA SLATER is a children’s book illustrator and popcorn aficionado. She was born in the windy north of England and later moved to Buckinghamshire, where she went to school. Nicola lives with her family in Cheshire, England, close to the local cinema, which she visits very often.