Ellie Huynh is a long-time kindergarten teacher. She writes stories and poetry with themes of friendship, perseverance, and wonder. A Dive into the Blue is her debut picture book. Besides writing, Ellie loves singing, painting, and teaching art classes. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children.

Bao Luu was born and raised in Vietnam. He wanted to become an artist when he was a child. He drew a lot of Pokemon, cartoons, and manga characters. When he was in high school, he started to paint watercolor illustrations. He also taught himself digital drawing by watching tutorials and famous artists’ work to see how they used color and light. By observing everything in life to get ideas, he combines different things to create his illustrations.