George M. Johnson grew up in Waterdown, Ontario, and in 1991 moved to Kamloops, B.C., where he enjoys canoeing, camping, and cross-country skiing. He has written award-winning plays and screenplays, as well as books, such as Mourning and Mysticism in First World War Literature: Grappling With Ghosts. His picture books, How Hope Became An Activist, Marisa and the Mountains, and Sophia’s Secrets, have all received acclaim. Sophia’s Secrets won the Pacific Northwest Writers’ Association Children’s Story competition. He teaches creative writing and modern literature, as does his wife and sometime collaborator, Nina, at Thompson Rivers University. He tests all of his stories on their two kids, who somehow have become teenagers. George believes in the power of literature to create empathy. Most of his work reflects his long-time advocacy of social justice, for which he received the YMCA Peace Medal in 2019.

Sara Casilda (1988) is an artist from Madrid, Spain. She has worked in various disciplines, including illustration, graphic design, murals, and photography. In addition, she’s interested in painting, writing, and animation. Her love of the arts led her to picture books. Sara’s first book, To Bed, to Bed, was a finalist in Clavis Publishing’s Key Colours competition. Her mixed media drawings begin with charcoal and graphite, are colored with watercolors or colored pencils, and are finished with digital touches. She loves nature and is deeply committed to the care of our planet.