Dawn McMillan is a much-loved writer of children's books and educational readers, who lives north of Thames. She has enjoyed a number of successful collaborations with illustrator Ross Kinnaird. Their best-known work together is Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?, winner of the Children's Choice Award at the 2003 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards.
Ross Kinnaird is an internationally recognised illustrator who lives in Auckland.
He has collaborated with Dawn McMillan on a number of books including the best-selling Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms? and works regularly with publishers in North America.