Michaël Escoffier was born in France in 1970. He discovered his passion for writing and telling stories at a young age. Michaël has written numerous books and divides his time between writing, teaching, and being a dad. He lives in Lyon, France. He has been working as a team with Kris Di Giacomo for ten years, creating more than twenty books together. Their books have garnered starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and the School Library Journal.

Kris Di Giacomo, an American illustrator living in France since childhood, has illustrated over thirty picture books, many which have been translated worldwide. Attending art school and teaching English to young children led her to publish her first children’s books in 2006. Since then she has enjoyed the company of grouchy rabbits, nocturnal birds, and noisy squirrels who visit her daily in her home studio in Paris.