Loree Griffin Burns is a biologist and the author of many nonfiction books for children, including Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama, illustrated by Ellen Harasimowicz, and Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island. Her books have won many accolades, including American Library Association Notable designations, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, an International Reading Association Children's Book Award, a Green Earth Book Award, and two AAAS/Subaru Prizes for Excellence in Science Books. She lives in central New England, where she writes, teaches, and studies her insect neighbors.

Jamie Green is the illustrator of multiple books for young readers, including Mushroom Rain by Laura K. Zimmerman, and was named the Society of Illustrators Zankel Scholar in 2019. Their work explores the natural world, along with themes of human connection, travel, history, and movement. Jamie Green lives in Greenville, South Carolina, and can often be found either in the corner of a café or on trails in the Blue Ridge Mountains.