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.

Lian Cho is a graduate of the School for Visual Arts in New York City. She is a Society of Illustrators Student Finalist and received the Rhodes Family Award for achievement in illustration. This is her first picture book. Lian Cho grew up in Taiwan and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.