David Ling is a publisher of both adult and children's books and is also the author of But What Did We Get For Grandpa? illustrated by Dick Frizzell (1983), Why Do Cats Have Tails? illustrated by Stephanie Thatcher (2015), William's Waitangi Day, illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson (2018) and Our Dad, illustrated by Nicky Sievert (2018). Nicky Sievert completed a Bachelor of Fine Art through Massey University in 2005 and lives in Lower Hutt with her husband and two children. She is also the author and illustrator of I Love Tomato Sauce! published by Duck Creek Press in 2019.