Abigail Burkett has been a Primary School teacher for over 12 years before moving to Botswana last year with her husband and 2 young boys. She is the founder and managing director of The Honeycomb Hub family centre in Phakalane. Which she runs with her sister, Phillida McLaggan. She is also the co-creator of Honeycomb Wood, alongside Alexandra Orford, working with children to write, illustrate and publish their own books.