SARA O'LEARY is the author of many beloved picture books for children, including This Is Sadie, which was adapted by the New York City Children's Theatre, and its follow-up, This Is Ruby. Among her most recent books for children are Gemma and the Giant Girl, the recipient of several honors in Canada, and Maud and Grand-Maud, which received three starred reviews. Sara is the 2024 recipient of the 2024 Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People. She is also the author of the adult novel A Ghost in the House. A graduate of the UBC Creative Writing Program, she has taught screenwriting and writing for children at Concordia University in Montreal.

ALEA MARLEY is a children's book illustrator living and working in England with roots in Barbados. She loves creating whimsical scenes that are filled with patterns, texture and bursts of color! Her favorite media to work with are chunky pencils, watercolor crayons and digital brushes. In 2017, she received a commendation from the Macmillan Children's Book Prize, and her work has been exhibited at the D&AD New Blood Festival in Shoreditch, London, the Degree Show in Bournemouth and the Macmillan Prize exhibition.