Adam Lehrhaupt has traveled to six continents, performed on Broadway, and lived on a communal farm.

He received the E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor for his debut picture book, Warning: Do Not Open This Book, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe, and is the author of over a dozen published and forthcoming picture books including the six-book Chicken in . . . series, starting with Chicken in Space, illustrated by Sahar Kober, and I Will Not Eat You, illustrated by Scott Magoon. 

Rahele Jomepour Bell is an illustrator of picture books. She culturally is from Iran and happily enjoys adding American culture to her origin. She believes all people share a common home in planet Earth, but may differ in their skin color, way of life, and their thinking. She loves these differences and believes this is what makes the world a beautiful place to live.