John Micklos Jr. is an award-winning education journalist and the author of more than 50 books for children and young adult readers. His books include picture books, poetry books, and nonfiction titles spanning a wide range of topics and age ranges. His previous book One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! was a selection in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for 2018

Charlene Chua has illustrated many things over the years for kids of all ages. Her illustration work has won several awards, while books she has illustrated have been nominated for the Shining Willow Award, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, and Kirkus Best Middle-Grade books.