Oliver Chin is the author of many children's book such as Julie Black Belt, Welcome to Monster Isle, and the popular annual series Tales from the Chinese Zodiac. He co-wrote The Discovery of Ramen, The Discovery of Fireworks & Gunpowder, and The Discovery of Anime and Manga from The Asian Hall of Fame series. His family lives in San Francisco, CA.

Alina Chau illustrated the children’s books The Year of the Sheep and The Treehouse Heroes. She was a 3D story artist at LucasFilm on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, and helped produce video games such as Ben10, Spyro, Gears of War, The Incredible Hulk, God of War, Silent Hill, and Medal of Honor. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from UCLA, School of Theater, Film, and Television. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.