Mike has travelled the world, visiting over 30 countries and living in eight. He has written about his experiences in the novel, Jimmy the Lizard. He has also penned screenplays, two children's books, radio plays and many ads, articles and blogs. Mike's professional background is as a copywriter for advertising agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather and Publicis. Currently Mike lives in Vancouver where he has his own agency: Immersion Creative. He is engaged to be married to his little fairy princess this summer, and looks forward to having his own children to read to. Rachel Smith is a Canadian-born, Hong Kong-based illustrator, painter and teacher. She is married to Stephen Lai.