Megan McDonald is the author of the popular Judy Moody and Stink series for older readers. She has also written many other books for children, including two beginning readers featuring Ant and Honey Bee and a new fantasy series, the Fairy Door Diaries, featuring Eliza of the Elves, a character based on Stink's friend Sophie. Megan McDonald lives in California.

Erwin Madrid has worked as a visual development artist for the Shrek franchise and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and has created conceptual art for video games. He is also the illustrator of The Scary Places Map Book by B. G. Hennessy.