Calvin Shaw is an author who writes children’s books that he would have liked to have read growing up. As a songwriter, he comes up with many of his ideas for children’s books while writing lyrics for his music. Calvin Shaw currently lives in North Carolina.

Oamul Lu is an illustrator based in Xiamen, China. He has illustrated novels and made stamps for the United Nations. Oamul’s work is emblematic of Xiao Qing Xin style, a Chinese twee-esque aesthetic that embraces childlike innocence and literally means “small and fresh.”