SHERRI L. SMITH is the award-winning author of eight young adult and middle-grade novels, children's nonfiction, and comic books. Born in Chicago, she has lived on all three coasts (West, East, and Lake Michigan!). She currently lives in Los Angeles with the love of her life and a disreputable cat.

SHERRI L. SMITH is the award-winning author of eight young adult and middle-grade novels, children's nonfiction, and comic books. Born in Chicago, she has lived on all three coasts (West, East, and Lake Michigan!). She currently lives in Los Angeles with the love of her life and a disreputable cat.

TARA NICOLE WHITAKER was born in Brooklyn, New York, where she fell in love with children's books from visits to the local library. Her education in art began early, from classes at Pratt in her youth, to more formal training at RISD and California Institute of the Arts, earning her a BFA in Character Animation in 2002. Since graduating, she has worked for Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Fox Animation, PBS, CBS, Cartoon Network, Netflix, and most recently Disney.