Jan Ormerod was an Australian illustrator of children's books. She produced work for more than 50 books throughout her career. Ormerod began her illustrative career in Britain after moving to England in 1980, but she returned to themes connected to her home country with Lizzie Nonsense (2004), Water Witcher (2008) and the award-winning Shake a Leg (2011) for Aboriginal writer Boori Monty Pryor.
Andrew Joyner is an Australian illustrator and cartoonist. In 2009 his first picture book, The Terrible Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky, was published. The book was shortlisted for many awards, including the CBCA Book of the Year 2010 and the PM’s Literary Awards 2010. In 2013, Andrew illustrated Jan Ormerod's The Swap, which won the 2014 CBCA Book of the Year, and has been translated into 14 languages. He lives in Strathalbyn, South Australia, with his family and nineteen pets.
