Elio: - Elio is a family-friendly cartoonist and illustrator who loves bold lines, shapes, and colors. His work starts with pencil and paper and ends in Photoshop. He is also a lecturer at Columbia College, Chicago, in the design department and illustration program, where he teaches courses in concept art, cartooning, and children's book illustration, along with other illustration classes. He lives in the suburbs of Chicago with his wife, Annie, and their daughter, Genevieve.

Dyckman, Ame: - Ame Dyckman is the author of many books for children, including How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide, the New York Times bestselling Wolfie the Bunny, and the Bat, Cat & Rat series, the second book of which--Vacation--won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Ame lives with her family in central New Jersey. Visit her at AmeDyckman.com.