Scott Weidensaul is the author of nearly thirty books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist Living on the Wind. His most recent book is the New York Times bestselling A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds (WW Norton, 2021). A writer and researcher specializing in birds and bird migration, Weidensaul spearheads a number of major research projects focusing on bird migration and lectures widely on wildlife and environmental topics. Weidensaul is a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society. He and his wife Amy now live in the northern Appalachians of New Hampshire. This is his first picture book.

Nancy Lane is an artist and illustrator who has illustrated more than 24 picture books. She has also been featured in numerous fine arts shows and teaches drawing and painting. She has a BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and enjoys hiking with her husband and their dogs in the woods surrounding their log home in New York’s Finger Lakes region.