Amy Sparkes

Amy Sparkes is the author of The House at the Edge of Magic, The Tower at the End of Time, and the Pirate Blunderbeard series. She lives in the UK.

The Repair Shop is a British television series that airs on Discovery + in the US. Host Jay Blades and some of Britain's most skilled restoration experts repair broken or damaged family heirlooms brought to their shop by members of the public, who share the personal stories behind the items.

Katie Hickey is the illustrator of Bess the Barn Stands Strong by Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia, about which Kirkus Reviews commented that "visual treasures abound in the corners of the art." Katie Hickey lives in the UK.