Amy Krouse Rosenthal (1965–2017) was the award-winning author of more than thirty books for children, including Little Pea, Uni the Unicorn, and Spoon. She also wrote a memoir titled Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, made short films, and contributed to America's National Public Radio, along with many other creative endeavours.
Mike Yamada is the author-illustrator of Cool Cat Versus Top Dog and the illustrator of other books for children, including Bedtime Blastoff and Kai to the Rescue! He has also worked as an animator with Disney and Dreamworks, with credits on film projects such as Moana, Big Hero 6 and How to Train Your Dragon. He lives in Los Angeles. Find him online at myamada.com and on Twitter as @michaelyamada.