Elspeth Rae has a BEd from Simon Fraser University and is a certified Orton-Gillingham teacher for children with dyslexia and other language-learning difficulties. Elspeth was diagnosed with dyslexia at age eight and received Orton-Gillingham instruction during her school years. As a certified teacher, she works as a literacy specialist in the public school system, where she teaches reading, spelling and writing to children ages five to thirteen. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her family.

Rowena Rae worked as a biologist in Canada and New Zealand before becoming a freelance writer, editor, trainer and children’s author. She is the author of Salmon: Swimming for Survival in the Orca Wild series and Upstream, Downstream: Exploring Watershed Connections and Chemical World: Science in our Daily Lives in the Orca Footprints series. She also wrote Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids. Rowena writes both fiction and nonfiction from her home in Victoria, British Columbia.

Elisa Gutiérrez is an award-winning designer, author and illustrator. Her book Picturescape was short-listed for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, was honored by the Alcuin Society and was the subject of a scholarly paper by the renowned Dr. Lawrence Sipe. Elisa has designed over 100 books and specializes in book design for children. Born and raised in Mexico City, Elisa lives in Vancouver.