Laurel Snyder is the author of many books for kids, including Penny Dreadful, Any Which Wall, and Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains. A native of Baltimore, she now resides happily in Atlanta with her husband, Chris; their two small sons; and a cat and dog who get along admirably because they are exactly the same size.

Carlynn Whitt grew up drawing pictures and making stuff in East Texas. She has a degree in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of design, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her surfer-architect husband and son.