Scott Cawthon is the author of the bestselling video game series Five Nights at Freddy's, and while he is a game designer by trade, he is first and foremost a storyteller at heart. He is a graduate of The Art Institute of Houston and lives in Texas with his family. Adrienne Kress is a Toronto-born actor and writer. Her books include the award-winning and internationally published novels Alex and the Ironic Gentleman, Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate, and Hatter Madigan: Ghost in the H.A.T.B.O.X. (with bestselling author Frank Beddor), as well as the steampunk novel The Friday Society and the gothic novel Outcast. She is also the author of the quirky three-book series The Explorers.Adrienne’s first foray into writing horror came with her work on the Bendy and the Ink Machine novels and, more recently, the Five Nights At Freddy’s interactive novel Return to the Pit, but as an actor she has had the pleasure of being creepy in such horror films as Devil's Mile and Wolves. And she took great pleasure in getting to haunt teenagers in SyFy's Neverknock.She is also the co-writer and co-producer of the indie horror film The Devil Comes At Night with her husband Scott (though her cat, Atticus, insists on a shared producer credit). Find her at AdrienneKress.com and on Twitter/Instagram @AdrienneKress.

Polly Cheeseman is an experienced writer and editor with a particular interest in science and nature for children. She has worked on a wide variety of publications, including books, annuals, magazines and part-work collections.Bethany Lord is a freelance illustrator based in London. She graduated in Illustration from the Arts University Bournemouth in 2018 and most recently from Kingston University in 2019 with an MA in Communication Design: Illustration. She was highly commended by Macmillan books in 2018 for her final third year book project. Bethany's work includes children's book illustration, maps, travel editorial illustration, and packaging illustration.

HarperCollins' newest imprint, Booktopus, aims to inspire a love for books in young children by creating engaging and fun experiences. It seeks to provide high-quality products for children aged 0-6 years which will be loved by them and valued by parents and educators alike. The eight arms of its lovable octopus mascot stand for the key features of these books- fun, exciting, playful, interesting, entertaining, creative,engaging and captivating.We invite you to dive into a world of fun with Booktopus!

HarperCollins' newest imprint, Booktopus, aims to inspire a love for books in young children by creating engaging and fun experiences. It seeks to provide high-quality products for children aged 0-6 years which will be loved by them and valued by parents and educators alike. The eight arms of its lovable octopus mascot stand for the key features of these books- fun, exciting, playful, interesting, entertaining, creative,engaging and captivating.We invite you to dive into a world of fun with Booktopus!

HarperCollins' newest imprint, Booktopus, aims to inspire a love for books in young children by creating engaging and fun experiences. It seeks to provide high-quality products for children aged 0-6 years which will be loved by them and valued by parents and educators alike. The eight arms of its lovable octopus mascot stand for the key features of these books- fun, exciting, playful, interesting, entertaining, creative,engaging and captivating.We invite you to dive into a world of fun with Booktopus!

HarperCollins' newest imprint, Booktopus, aims to inspire a love for books in young children by creating engaging and fun experiences. It seeks to provide high-quality products for children aged 0-6 years which will be loved by them and valued by parents and educators alike. The eight arms of its lovable octopus mascot stand for the key features of these books- fun, exciting, playful, interesting, entertaining, creative,engaging and captivating.We invite you to dive into a world of fun with Booktopus!

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com