Brandi Dougherty was born and raised in Kalispell, Montana. After earning an English degree at Linfield College, she spent eight years working in children's publishing at Scholastic before moving to California, where she pursued writing and freelance editing full-time. Brandi now calls sunny Los Angeles her home, where she wrangles two adorable kids and one crazy dog with her husband, Joe.

Renée Kurilla is the illustrator of many books for children, including The Pickwicks' Picnicand the Ada Lace chapter book series. Renée was a lead artist at Fable Vision Studios for nearly 10 years. She lives just south of Boston with her family.