Sticky Cake Race

Harriet Whitehorn grew up in London, where she still lives with her husband and three daughters. She has studied at Reading University, the Architectural Association and The Victoria and Albert Museum and has always worked in building conservation. She currently works for English Heritage. Violet and the Pearl of the Orient was her first children’s book and the first in a series, followed by Violet and the Hidden Treasure, and Violet and the Smugglers.

Alex G. Griffiths is a children’s illustrator specializing in pen and ink drawing with a traditional feel, hand-made illustrations, children’s storybooks, character design, illustrated branding and packaging, editorial illustration, prints, t-shirts, and much more. (Bio via http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Alex-G-Griffiths/100397572)