Rachel Billington is an established author of adult fiction and children's retellings.
Hodder Children's Books published The Life of Jesus in 1997.
Rachel lives near Sherborne in Dorset with her husband and four children.
James Mayhew is a gifted illustrator who has worked for Walker Books, Orchard Books and MacDonald Young Books among others. His best known works include: Katie's Picture Show, Katie Meets the Impressionists, and The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams. His work was described by Children's Books of the Year as "Glowing, jewel-like, richly coloured illustrations . . . A feast of colour and imagination.
James lives in Baldrock, Hertfordshire with his wife.