Diana Murray is a poet and picture book author whose other books include the bestselling Unicorn Day series, Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch, and Pizza Pig. She grew up in New York City and still lives nearby with her husband, two children, and a treat-loving dog.
Bats Langley is a painter, sculptor, writer, illustrator, toy designer, and creator of many things. Bats, a Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) grad, frequently contributes illustrations for the covers and interiors of Scholastic, Spider, Ladybug, and Cricket magazines. His art has shown in galleries across the United States and the world. He illustrated Groggle's Monster Valentine, the first in the series, and was the author/illustrator of Alice’s Adventures in #Wonderland. Bats created the cover art for Scary Stories to Tell on The Pod, a podcast hosted by SNL head writer Anna Drezen and TV writer Andrew Farmer. He lives with his husband, Nicholas, on the island of Manhattan. They both enjoy cooking, reading, and watching the owls, which live in a sanctuary on a neighbor’s roof, swoop in their backyard.