Meika Hashimoto grew up on a shiitake mushroom farm in Maine. She is a children's book editor and lives deep in the woods with her husband, two rescue mutts, and a calico cat. She is the author of The Magic Cake Shop, The Trail, and Scaredy Monster.

Steve Lambe is an illustrator of picture books and a character designer for animated television. His book credits include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Fanboy & Chum Chum, and Strange Scout Tales. For TV, Steve has worked on The Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans Go!, Hilda, and The Fairly OddParents, earning one Daytime Emmy Award, an Annie nomination, and a Reuben nomination.