Amy Krouse Rosenthal writes for both adults and children. Her alphabetised memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life (Three Rivers Press, 2006, also available) was named one of top 10 of the decade.

She has written more than 30 children s picture books.

Amy is a contributor to public radio, YouTube (The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree) and TED (7 Notes on Life). She resides digitally at whoisamy.com and for real in Chicago.

Mike Yamada is a multidisciplinary problem solver with 12 years of experience across film, animated movies, games, and themed spaces. He is a 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.