Ryan G. Van Cleave is the author of more than 100 books for children and adults, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. He earned a PhD in American literature and has taught writing for more than twenty years. As The Picture Book Doctor(TM), he helps creators bring kidlit projects to life on the page, stage, and screen. He believes good stories begin with curiosity. Root beer helps, too.

Juliana Eigner was born in São Paulo and currently lives in Ubatuba, a small coastal town in Brazil. Since graduating with a degree in design Juliana has experimented with many different types of art, including jewelry, ceramics, porcelain, collage, and painting. In 2006, she became enchanted by surface patterns and its countless applications. Over the years, she has expanded her research to illustration. Juliana is in love with and inspired by nature. When she had her daughter, her work naturally started to reflect childhood, through elements of color and emotion. Nowadays, Juliana usually develops authorial work in both digital and manual art, ranging from clothes or chocolates to books or walls.