【作者】羅伯特·麥克法倫（Robert Macfarlane）
羅伯特是享譽國際的自然文學作家，以探討自然、人類與空間關係的深刻筆觸聞名。他的代表暢銷作包括《地底深處》（Underland）、《地標》（Landmarks）、《舊路》（The Old Ways）、《野性之境》（The Wild Places）、《心靈的山峰》（Mountains of the Mind），以及近期新作《Is A River Alive?》。他與藝術家潔姬·莫里斯（Jackie Morris）共同創作的自然詩繪本《失落的詞語》（The Lost Words）與《失落的咒語》（The Lost Spells）深受全球讀者喜愛。

他的作品已被翻譯成 30 多種語言，於世界各地屢獲大獎，並廣泛改編為電影、音樂、戲劇、廣播與舞蹈。他也曾撰寫歌劇、劇本及電影文本（如威廉·達佛配音的《River》與《Mountain》），並與名導奧拉富·埃利亞松（Olafur Eliasson）等藝術家合作。作為作詞人與表演者，他曾與科斯莫·謝爾德雷克（Cosmo Sheldrake）、約翰尼·弗林等音樂家共同推出專輯與單曲。2017 年，美國藝術與文學學院授予他福斯特文學獎（E.M. Forster Prize）。他同時也是劍橋大學伊曼紐爾學院的院士。

【作者】約翰尼·弗林（Johnny Flynn）
約翰尼是一位集歌手、作曲家、音樂家與演員於一身的跨界才子。他曾發行《Live in Washington DC》（2014）與《Live at the Roundhouse》（2018）兩張現場錄音專輯，以及多張 EP 與影視原聲帶。除了攜樂團進行世界巡迴演出，他也經常為電影、電視與戲劇配樂，包括為莎士比亞環球劇場（Globe Theatre）創作古樂器配樂。在影視演技方面，他曾主演舞台劇《Hangmen》與《True West》（兼任配樂），以及電影《艾瑪.》（Emma）、《惡獸》（Beast）與《挖掘》（The Dig）。他近期更在薩姆·門德斯（Sam Mendes）執導、座無虛席的爆款劇作《The Motive and the Cue》中飾演名演員理查·波頓（Richard Burton）。

【繪者】艾蜜莉·薩頓（Emily Sutton）
艾蜜莉成長於景色壯麗的北約克郡鄉間，如今已是當代童書插畫界無可取代的 Icon 級大師。她的藝術生涯始於聲譽卓著的愛丁堡藝術學院（Edinburgh College of Art），也正是 在這裡，她將童年時期的熱情轉化為創作，一個龐大、細膩且充滿古物收藏風格（Curiosities）、維多利亞時代風情與紅潤雙頰孩童的絢麗世界就此誕生。除了為各界名家的故事賦予生動靈魂，艾蜜莉亦為 Walker Books 出版社自寫自畫了個人著作《Penny and the Little Lost Puppy》，並在近年持續推出了多本膾炙人口的繪本佳作。

Robert Macfarlane is internationally known for his writing on nature, people and place. His bestselling books include Underland, Landmarks, The Old Ways, The Wild Places, Mountains of the Mind and, most recently, Is A River Alive?. With the artist Jackie Morris he co-created the much-loved books of nature-poetry and art, The Lost Words and The Lost Spells. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages, won many prizes around the world and been widely adapted for film, music, theatre, radio and dance. He has also written operas, plays, and films including River and Mountain, both narrated by Willem Dafoe, and collaborated with artists including Olafur Eliasson and Stanley Donwood. As a lyricist and performer, he has written albums and songs with musicians including Cosmo Sheldrake, Julie Fowlis and Johnny Flynn. In 2017, the American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the E.M. Forster Prize for Literature. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Johnny Flynn is a singer, composer, musician and actor. He has released two full live albums, 'Live in Washington DC' (2014) and 'Live at the Roundhouse' (2018) and various EPs and soundtracks. As well as touring the world with his band, Johnny regularly composes music for film, TV and theatre -- including work for period instruments at the Globe Theatre. Johnny's recent acting projects include 'Hangmen' and 'True West' (for which he also composed the music) on stage and 'Emma', 'Beast' and 'The Dig' on film. He is currently appearing as Richard Burton in Jack Thorne's sell-out play 'The Motive and the Cue', directed by Sam Mendes.

Raised in the iconic North Yorkshire countryside, Emily Sutton has become a true icon of modern-day illustration. She started her artistic career at the reputable Edinburgh College of Art, Emily's childhood obsessions were soon brought to life; it was here that her vast and detailed world of curiosities, Victoriana and rosy-cheeked children were born. Aside from her evocative animation of other people's characters, Emily wrote her own book for Walker Books, 'Penny and the Little Lost Puppy' and has created several other titles in the last few years.