Tommy Jessop

Tommy Jessop is a multi-award-winning actor. He was the first professional actor with Down syndrome to play a leading role in a primetime TV drama, BBC1’s BAFTA nominated Coming Down the Mountain and the first to play Hamlet. He is perhaps best-known for his role in Line of Duty. He recently led Panorama’s documentary, ‘Will the NHS Care for Me?’

Tommy is an ambassador for Mencap and an active campaigner for people with learning disabilities.

Carolina Rabei is an illustrator with a BA in Graphic Design, and a distinction in the MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the prestigious Cambridge School of Art. Carolina’s books have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, shortlisted for the Read It Again! award and featured on The Independent‘s list of ’11 Best Books for 4 to 7-Year-Olds’.