Author and librarian Jennifer Coleman was born in Scotland and raised in Texas. She studied elementary education at Angelo State University and earned an MLS from the University of North Texas. Coleman is an active member of the Austin chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and is the host of her own podcast, Inspo by J.Co. She has even won a chili cook-off or two! She shares a love of ballet with her daughter, who suggested she write The Texas Nutcracker, her first picture book with Pelican. Coleman and her family live in Pflugerville, Texas, where they enjoy being outdoors with their dogs. Illustrator Kay Meadows is an award-winning artist and illustrator. Her preferred medium is watercolor, but she has worked in pencil, charcoal, pastel, and acrylic.

A graphic designer, she has traveled around the world as a Book of Hope Foundation missionary and has worked in the publishing industry, designing and illustrating content for books, including Louisiana Animals ABC, also published by Pelican. She lives in Brandon, Mississippi, where she is inspired by nature and her dogs, cat, and four colorful, noisy chickens.