Sanne Ramakers (The Hague, the Netherlands) earned her Bachelor in Education in 2002 and almost immediately started her website JufSanne.com, where she offered additional materials for the classroom. In 2005 she started working for various educational publishers. Sanne is the founder of Kleuteruniversiteit (“Kindergarten University”), an organization that creates thematic projects to use alongside picture books in schools. She coordinates and is editor-in-chief, author, and workshop leader at Kleuteruniversiteit. Sanne is an enthusiastic reader and continues to find new ways to inspire young children to read, whether at school or in their free time.

Merel de Vink (the Netherlands) is the founder of Leesvink, an organization that sets up and maintains successful and inspiring libraries in primary schools. Merel loves to write picture books together with Sanne Ramakers. They learn from and with each other and feed each other's curiosity. Merel loves reading (aloud) very much. She lives in Rotterdam with her large, happy family.