Madelyn Rosenberg grew up on a dead-end street with woods, a creek, and copious amounts of mud. She spent more than a decade at a daily newspaper writing stories about colorful, real-life characters. These days she enjoys making up characters of her own. Madelyn lives in Virginia. Giuliana Gregori holds a master's degree in illustration from Kingston University and a master's degree in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She illustrates greeting cards and children's books and is based in England.