Allison Wood is an elementary English Learners teacher for Saint Paul Public Schools ISD 625. She resides in the Twin Cities metro with her husband, son, and rescue dog. Allison holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Family and Consumer Journalism from the University of Wisconsin--Madison and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Hamline University.​ Allison enjoys reading, writing, shopping and spending time outdoors. She loves to travel with her family and spends school breaks and vacations all over the country, especially beach destinations. Allison also likes coffee, Peloton classes, movies, and singing loudly in the car.​ Samuel Waddle is a multi-hyphenate based out of Minnesota. He enjoys creating custom art and leather goods and is the founder of the Waddle Workshop. Samuel works as an operating room operations manager at a local hospital. When he is not working, he can be found in the mountains with his wife and two kids. Sprinkles is Samuel's first published work as an illustrator.