While Peter Stein is not a fish expert, he did once raise two goldfish geniuses that lived long, meaningful lives. Peter is the author of more than a dozen gift books and children’s books, including the popular Galore series with artist Bob Staake. A Tree for Mr. Fish is his second book as author-illustrator. Peter lives above water with his family in Northern California.

Bob Staake is an award-winning children's book author/illustrator who has written and illustrated several books for Random House, including Bluebird; The Red Lemon; and The Donut Chef. He has illustrated many Little Golden Books including I'm a Truck; I'm a Monster Truck; and Robots, Robots Everywhere!