Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are The Sad Little Fact , a Time Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year; Thurgood , a Washington Post Best Book of the Year; Ruth Bader Ginsburg- The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality , a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; My Name is James Madison Hemings , a New York Times Notable Book; Here Comes the Garbage Barge; Barack ; and Lillian's Right to Vote , a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist. Pete Oswald is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg, as well as The Bad Seed , which was an Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year in 2017 and an indie favorite. He has worked as a character designer, a concept artist, and an art director on many popular films including Madagascar 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Angry Birds.

He has several picture books in the works, including The Good Egg, a sequel to The Bad Seed .