Julia Slingo is an internationally renowned climate scientist who served as UK Met Office Chief
Scientist from 2009 to 2016. She has spent her summer holidays on the Isles of Scilly for over 20
years and was fortunate enough to meet Wally there in 2021. She has a keen interest in the natural
world and the impact of climate change on all living creatures. In her spare time she loves to garden,
to sing in choirs and look after her little granddaughter.
Graeme Stephens is a world-leading atmospheric physicist who has designed innovative satellite
missions to study Earth’s weather, especially clouds and rainfall. In his spare time he loves to paint.
He has visited the Isles of Scilly several times and this inspired him to illustrate Wally’s story.
