Charlotte Gunnufson is a language arts teacher turned author. Her books include Halloween Hustle, illustrated by Kevan Atteberry, and Prince and Pirate, illustrated by Mike Lowery. She cares deeply about young people and this old planet. She's buoyed up by a lovely quote from ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau: "People protect what they love." Charlotte Gunnufson lives in Iowa.

Cleonique Hilsaca is an illustrator whose work can be found in picture books, newspapers, magazines, board games, and galleries. She is the illustrator of Rat Fair by Leah Rose Kessler and Thriving with Autism by Katie Cook as well as a contributing illustrator to Warm Blood by Josh Tierney. Though her work is primarily digital, she can sometimes be found painting with watercolors in the wild. Cleonique Hilsaca lives in Georgia.