Susan Kantor was a children’s book editor for many years, and a senior writer/editor for Girl Scouts of the USA before retiring. She is a docent at the Rubin Museum of Art, and writes children’s book reviews for Jewish Book World. She earned a BA in graphic design and art history from the University of North Florida. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Susan lives in New York City. 

Katya Longhi was born in 1984 in Modica, a small town in Southern Italy. She studied at the Florence Academy of Art and the NEMO NT Academy of Digital Arts. When she was a child, she drew everything she saw—she has countless drawings of ice cream and Snoopy! Katya works digitally but she begins by drawing with pencil on paper. In her spare time, Katya loves to read and watch fairy tales and collect snow globes. She currently works as a freelance illustrator based in Trento, where she lives with her very own Prince Charming!