David Elliott is the author of many books for young readers, among them several previous animal poetry books, including In the Woods, On the Farm, In the Wild, In the Sea, In the Past, At the Pond, and At the Poles , which was awarded the 2024 Claudia Lewis Award. He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling picture book And Here's To You! , illustrated by Randy Cecil, as well as Baabaa and Wooliam , illustrated by Melissa Sweet, and Boar and Hedgehog , illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. David Elliott lives in New Hampshire. Kate Fedos (Ekaterina Fedoseeva) specialized in art conservation and restoration in Moscow before returning to illustrating picture books. She uses traditional techniques and works mostly with aquarelle, gouache, soft pastel, color pencil, and watercolor, making the finishing touches on a screen. Kate Fedos now lives with her family in Macedonia.