Kirsten Hall is a former teacher; the founder of the boutique children;s book agency Catbird Productions; and the author of over one hundred learntoread stories as well as the picture books The Gold Leaf, The Jacket (a New York Times Notable Children’s Book), and The Honeybee (a Lee Bennett Hopkins Honor Award winner). She lives in New York.

Isabelle Arsenault is a Canadian illustrator who has won an impressive number of awards and has achieved international recognition.

Her books include Migrant by Maxine Trottier, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book and a finalist for the Governor General's Award; Once Upon a Northern Light, written by Jean E. Pendziwol; Jane, the Fox and Me, written by Fanny Britt; and Alpha. She lives in Montreal, Canada.