Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than eighty-five books for children and young people. His Beaks! title (Charlesbridge, 2002) has sold more than 200,000 copies in paperback, and continues to sell. His work has received the Eureka! Nonfiction Silver Medal, the High Plains Books Award, made the Junior Library Guild Selection list, and received many starred reviews from Booklist , School Library Journal , and others. Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books, including the acclaimed Over and Under series with author Kate Messner, which was praised for its "stunning retro-style illustrations" ( New York Times ). Neal's author debut Everyone was praised by Publishers Weekly as "simple, honest, lyrical." His board books Animal Colors and Animal Shapes received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus . He speaks about his books, the art-making process, and his career at schools, conferences, libraries, and book festivals across the country.

Neal is a Mexican/European-American artist who lives with his wife and two boys in Brooklyn, NY.