National Trust: Nosy Crow Ltd

Ben Lerwill (Author)
Ben Lerwill has been working as a freelance travel writer for over 15 years. His work has appeared in more than 50 national and international publications, from The Sunday Times to National Geographic Traveller. Ben's passions include the outdoors, music, wildlife, running and reading. He is thrilled that, through children's books, he can share his enthusiasm about the wider world with young readers. He's at his happiest when he's on a long walk and his children haven't yet pinched all the snacks.

Xuan Le (Illustrator)
Based in Vietnam, Xuan Le was born in Ho Chi Minh City. She studied fashion and graphic design and has many years of experience working in children's publishing. Xuan enjoys travelling, exploring nature, reading, and creating miniature models or moulding clay with her niece. The joyful reactions and curious questions from her niece about her surroundings inspire Xuan to illustrate how things work in her books, engaging other young readers and nurturing their sense of exploration. One of her favourite activities is sharing hot chocolate while reading stories with the children in her family.