Sarah Sheppard (b. 1971) grew up in Sweden and Atlanta, USA. She has written and illustrated over twenty books of her own and illustrated for many more. She has a background as an Art Director and Graphic Designer and after also studying paleontology, Sarah combined her profession with her passion for dinosaurs to create the hugely popular and critically acclaimed 2008 book Lots of Dinosaurs (published anew as Dino Deluxe), which was nominated for the August Prize for Best Children’s Book. Since then, she has written and illustrated many non-fiction books for children, weaving together facts and fantasy in an innovative mix of text, illustrations and comic strips.

Fascinated as much by the present as by the past, by maps, sharks and other living species, Sarah Sheppard thoroughly researches her books to dig up astounding information the reader has probably not come across before.