Author Victoria Crenson has explored the shoreline up and down the east coast of the United States from Maine to Florida. Her previous books include Birds of the World and Bay Shore Park: The Death and Life of an Amusement Park. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Illustrator Annie Cannon has illustrated a number of nature titles, including Tale of a Tadpole, The Bat in the Boot, and Ma Jiang and the Orange Ants. She lives in Portland, Oregon.