By day, Josh Funk writes C++, Java Code, and Python scripts as a software engineer, which he's been doing for the last twenty years. In his spare time he uses ABC's, drinks Java coffee, and writes picture book manuscripts, such as
How to Code a Sandcastle,
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast,
The Case of the Stinky Stench,
Dear Dragon, and more. Josh graduated from the UMass Amherst Commonwealth College with a degree in computer science. He is a board member of the Writers' Loft in Sherborn, Massachusetts, and the co-coordinator of the 2017 New England Regional SCBWI Conference.
Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreaming about funny, wondrous stories. He is the creator of
Happy Hippo and has illustrated many books, including
Dandy, I Don't Like Koala, Ida, Always and the
New York Times bestseller
Wishtree, among others. Charles moves around between different countries to live and work but calls Sydney, Australia, home. You can visit him at www.charlessantoso.com.