Dr. Laura Gehl holds a B.A. in psychology from Yale University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Georgetown. She has nearly twenty years of experience teaching and writing about science for elementary, middle, and high school students. Her career has included editing the award-winning educational periodical Science Weekly (grades K-6) and writing about science for clients such as the American Diabetes Association, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Gehl frequently speaks at schools, bringing science into many of her presentations.

Julia Patton was born a wildling, and traveled extensively with a pencil & sketchbook before finally settling in rural Northumberland UK. She has illustrated over 50 books and authored five of her own titles, and is currently working on the sixth. She’s worked with global clients such as Penguin Random House, BBC, Bonnier, Paperchase, Chick-Fil-A, Harper Collins, and Bloomsbury. Her highlights include being on Barnes & Noble’s Character Wall of Fame, the Kids Indie Next List, and being nominated for the 110 Most Influential Children’s Illustrators UK.