Abigail and the Making of the Moon

Matthew Cunningham is a passionate and dedicated historian with a Doctor of Philosophy (History) from Victoria University of Wellington. He has published oral histories, peer-reviewed articles, journalistic and encyclopedic pieces, and Waitangi Tribunal research commissions. He lives in Porirua, New Zealand, and works as a researcher. He is active on Facebook and is a member of a number of parent groups, including several for gifted children. He is the author of the 2020 Best Picture Book-winning Abigail and the Birth of the Sun (Puffin 2019), Abigail and the Restless Raindrop (Puffin 2020) and Rosie and the Worry Whisperer (IP Kidz, 2021).

Sarah Wilkins is an award-winning illustrator whose images can be found on buildings, buses, bags and many other curious places around the world, but they feel most at home on the pages of beautiful books. Sarah illustrates from a light-filled studio perched high on a hill overlooking the Wellington Harbour. She is curious about visually communicating science for young and old, and illustrated the first two Abigail books while completing her Master in Science in Society.