Nathalie Soussana is the author of several musical picture books, including Songs from the Vanilla Trail, Children's Africana Book Award-winner Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees and Parents' Choice Gold Award-winner Songs from the Garden of Eden. She's also written several musicals, including À l'ombre de l'olivier, Romances de Paris, and Silence on tourne. Magali Attiogbé obtained her DMA Illustration degree at the prestigious École Estienne in Paris, France, and has since illustrated several children's books and work for clients such as Flammarion, Gallimard Jeunesse, Larousse, and Fondation Cartier. She was born in Atakpamé, Togo, and currently lives in France.