Christina Soontornvat is the author of two Newbery Honor books: A Wish in the Dark and All Thirteen, which also won the Kirkus Prize and a Sibert Honor distinction. She is also the author of Scholastic's beloved fantasy series Diary of an Ice Princess, and the picture books The Ramble Shamble Children, The Blunders, and Simon at the Art Museum. Christina holds a BS in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in science education. She spent a decade working in the science museum field, where she designed programs and exhibits to get kids excited about science and STEM. Christina lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two young children.

Cindy Kay is an experienced audiobook narrator with a home studio. Chinese-Thai-American, she lives with her spouse in Salt Lake City.