JENNIFER LIBERTS grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Agoura, California. She has a BA in English Literature from California State University, and an MFA in poetry from Columbia University. She has worked as a children's book editor, an English teacher, and an independent bookseller. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her three book-loving children, and an orange cat named Chuck.

MIKE YAMADA is a multidisciplinary problem solver with 12 years of experience across film, animated movies, games, and themed spaces. He is Production Designer at Walt Disney Animation and the illustrator of eight children's books. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his cat. In his spare time, he enjoys the challenge of brewing the perfect cup of coffee, reading, and writing about himself in the third person.