Cornell P. Landry grew up just outside the city of New Orleans. His first children's book, Goodnight NOLA, was published in 2009 and has more than 82,000 copies in print. He is also the author of Goodnight to da Parish, an homage to the unique people and places of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Melissa Vandiver is a New Orleans-based artist specializing in acrylic and watercolor painting. She is the illustrator of the children's book Things That Geaux and is well known for her whimsical series of custom pet portraits.