After working for a decade as a magazine and book editor, Kris Hirschmann embarked on a 20-year freelance career writing books for children and young adults. She is constantly inspired by her own children, who let her see the world through a child’s eyes every day. She lives just outside Orlando, Florida.
Santy Gutierrez has over 20 years' experience as an illustrator of editorial cartoons and caricatures for multiple Spanish newspapers, as well as illustrating articles, books and comic strips for magazines and editorial houses, and creating graphic campaigns and animation production for advertising companies. He is the founder of Baobab Studio and former chairman of AGPI.