Meika Hashimoto grew up on a shiitake mushroom farm in Maine. After graduating from Swarthmore College, she worked in the mountains before taking a job as a children’s book editor in New York. She loves to hike, rock climb, bake cinnamon buns, and wear warm slippers.
 
Steve Lambe is an illustrator of picture books and a character designer for animated television. His book credits include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Fanboy & Chum Chum, and Strange Scout Tales. For TV, Steve has worked on The Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans Go!, Hilda, and The Fairly OddParents, earning one Daytime Emmy Award, an Annie nomination, and a Reuben nomination.