Nicky Benson was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. She studied Communication at Northern Illinois University where she met her husband, Brad. Nicky has worked in the publishing industry for over 8 years, but <i The Spirit of Christmas</i is her first published book. Nothing makes her happier than spending time with family and friends, rummaging through a flea market, and cuddling in a book nook with her son, Drew.
Jonny grew up in Surrey and always knew he wanted to be an artist of some sort. Encouraged by his art tutor at the Reigate School of Art and Design, Jonny is now an artist of many sorts: a talented illustrator with over 300 titles to his name, designer, paper engineer and most recently, Group Design Director at Templar Publishing. He lives with his wife, daughter and a menagerie of animals in West Sussex.