Samantha Cora is a writer and photographer. She grew up exploring the woods around her family's farm and cabin in Wisconsin, writing stories and taking photos. She worked as a journalist for the first decade of her career; other jobs include nonprofit communications and founder of the organization Playful Acorns. This is her first book, inspired by visiting the Gal�pagos Islands as a student at St. Norbert College. Samantha lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, daughter, and cats. Rosie Eve is an author and illustrator based in the UK. Her love of film, graphic novels, and Japanese woodcuts influence her rich, cinematic visual storytelling. Most of Rosie's recent work has explored global environmental issues. She is the author and illustrator of the children's books Demain il fera beau and Demain la for�t.