Benjamin Zephaniah began performing poetry as a teen and published his first book at age twenty-two. He went on to write many more, including poetry novels, plays, and children's books. Benjamin was passionate about global and local issues, and his work focused on themes such as human rights and protecting the environment. He was widely known in his native UK for his trailblazing writing about the climate crisis.

Melissa Castrillón is the illustrator of several picture books, including If I Had a Little Dream and Dear Little One by Nina Laden, an Indie Next Pick and School Library Journal Best Picture Book of the Year, respectively. She is also the author-illustrator of The Balcony, winner of the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. She lives in Cambridge, England, with her husband.