Grant Lawrence is an award-winning writer, musician, broadcaster, and live event host. He is the author of four bestselling books for adults: Adventures in Solitude (2010), The Lonely End of the Rink (2013), Dirty Windshields (2017), and his most recent number one BC bestseller, Return to Solitude (2022). Bailey the Bat and the Tangled Moose, his first children’s picture book, was released in 2021. Grant is also the host of the CBC Music Top 20, the lead singer of the internationally acclaimed garage band The Smugglers, a Canadian Screen Award winner, and a former newspaper columnist. He is also a goalie for the Vancouver Flying Vees beer league hockey team. Grant Lawrence is married to musician Jill Barber and they live in Vancouver, BC, with their two children.

Ginger Ngo is a Canadian illustrator. Born and raised in the Philippines in a Chinese family, she is inspired by her own mixed-culture childhood. Her work draws from memories of no winters, walking barefoot on grass and gravel, and large family gatherings. She now lives in Vancouver, BC, and enjoys living close to nature, water and the mountains. She has an active sketchbook practice, drawing landscapes and everyday life.