Simon Philip is the bestselling author of many much-loved picture books. His first picture book, You Must Bring a Hat, won the 2016 Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year. His third, I Really Want the Cake, was shortlisted for the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. He lives in Chichester.
Nathan Reed is an up-and-coming children's book illustrator, whose work includes Think Big by Kes Gray, the Sam Wu series by Katie and Kevin Tsang, and Incredible You by Rhys Brisenden. PLEASE! is his second picture book for Bloomsbury, following on from ACHOO!