Gretchen Woelfle is the author of multiple award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Write On, Mercy!, Mumbet's Declaration of Independence, and Answering the Cry for Freedom. Rebecca Gibbon is a graduate of the Cardiff School of Art & Design, the Liverpool School of Art, and the Royal College of Art. She is the illustrator of many books for children including Marjory Saves the Everglades and Nellie vs. Elizabeth.