Pippa Goodhart is a prize-winning children's writer and teacher with a passion for creating quality books for children and connecting children with books. She has written over a hundred children's books, including the award-winning picture book You Choose, and the Winnie the Witch series which she writes under the pen name of Laura owen. She trained as a teacher, and worked for many years in bookselling before becoming a mother and a writer.

Pippa collaborated with illustrator Anna Doherty for her book Fair Shares (2019, Tiny Owl). Best Test is her second book with Anna with a similar style of writing and illustration.