Gideon Sterer is an American author whose books include Skyfishing, illustrated by Poly Bernatene, Not Your Nest, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi, From Ed's to Ned's, illustrated by Ruth Cummins, and The Night Knights, illustrated by Cory Godbey, which has been optioned by Sony Pictures. Gideon grew up in the woods of upstate New York, where his parents owned a little zoo where he would run around after-hours and let the animals out.

Born in Rome in 1983, Mariachiara Di Giorgio studied illustration at IED, in Rome, and at ENSAD, in Paris. While doing her internship, she began collaborating as a cartoonist for FAO as well as a concept designer and storyboard artist for movies and agencies.

Between 2010 and 2001, she worked as background artist for the making of The dark side of the sun, by Carlo Hintermann and Lorenzo Ceccotti. She entered the publishing industry in 2012.

Her work has been exhibited at Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition (2015 and 2016) and at the 58th edition of The New York Society of Illustrator's Exhibition.