Carter Higgins has worked as both a motion graphics designer and a librarian, two interests she combines in her blog, Design of the Picture Book, where she celebrates picture books through the lens of graphic design principles. She is an active member of SCBWI, a core member of the Picture Book Month team, and, most importantly, a former librarian at The John Thomas Dye School in Los Angeles. She's on Twitter at @CarterHiggins and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Emily Hughes is an illustrator originally from Hawaii who now lives and works in London, England. When making books she uses pencils, her tablet, and a generous stack of paper.