Alexandra Day is a pseudonym; her real name is Sandra Louise Woodward Darling.

Here young Sandra grew especially fond of riding and training horses, and became a dog owner for the first time.

[4] In 1986 the Green Tiger was sold to Simon & Schuster and the Darlings started a book packaging company called Blue Lantern Publishing.

Harold died in 2016 and Laughing Elephant is now run by Day and her children, Benjamin and Sacheverell.

Day's granddaughter, Madeleine was the inspiration and model for the baby in the original Carl book.