Michelle Marcotte is a Canadian American living in western New York, exactly one block and half a river away from Canada. She is a mother, grandmother, artist, writer, and social scientist. She believes children can absorb facts and values at the same time.

Seema Haider is a South Asian Canadian artist and illustrator based in Ontario, Canada. The magical world of children's book illustration has become her happy place. Her background in psychology has helped her understand the importance of the formidable years in a young child's mind.