Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are The Sad Little Fact, a Time Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year; Thurgood, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; My Name is James Madison Hemings, a New York Times Notable Book; Here Comes the Garbage Barge; Barack; and Lillian's Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist.

Pete Oswald is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg, as well as The Bad Seed, which was an Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year in 2017 and an indie favorite. He has worked as a character designer, a concept artist, and an art director on many popular films including Madagascar 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Angry Birds. He has several picture books in the works, including The Good Egg, a sequel to The Bad Seed.