Mireille Messier is an awardwinning children's writer with a background in broadcasting and theater. Before becoming an author, Mireille worked as a television and radio host, a director, a researcher, a book reviewer and a voice actress. Mireille has published over thirty books, some in French, others in English, for children of all ages, including No Horses in the House! and Nevin Knows. Her books have been selected for many literary awards including the Governor General's Award, the Christopher Book Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the Rocky Mountain Book Award and the Hackmatack Award. In the summer, Mireille's mantel is often full of containers with cocoons! Catarina Oliveira is a Portuguese-Canadian illustrator currently based in Vancouver, Canada. She started her career as a graphic designer but decided that her love of children's books was too strong to ignore. Since then, she has been published in Portugal and North America. She lives by the water with her husband and one resilient plant.

When she's not working, she enjoys making paper collages, cooking, hiking in the woods and going on trips around the world.