Becca McMurdie is a preschool director by day. At night, she researches and writes children’s books. She is the author of several children’s books, including Just a Shell . . . or Is It?, praised by Kirkus Reviews for its “thought-provoking perspective.” Her first picture book, Building a Beak: How a Toucan’s Rescue Inspired the World, was a NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book Selection. McMurdie takes trips to climb up mountains, hike through forests, and jump in puddles any chance she gets. She lives in New York with her family. Paola Escobar is a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia. As a child, she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother, and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children’s books. Today she is the illustrator of many critically acclaimed picture books, including A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen and Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, which won a Pura Belpré Honor, and was an Indie Next List pick, a Junior Library Guild selection, and a Today Best Kids’ Book. Escobar lives in La Calera, Colombia, with her husband and their beloved Frenchies, Eva and Flora.