Jennifer Grant is an award-winning author of books for children and adults, including Finding Calm in Nature, Maybe God Is Like That Too, and Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too (all Beaming). Consider the Birds was shaped by the many hours she spent with her (now-grown) children watching their backyard birdfeeder. She lives in Chicago. Follow Jennifer on Instagram @jennifergrantwriter and visit her website at jennifergrant.com.
Julianna Swaney is the illustrator of over a dozen books, including I Will Dance (Atheneum) and the #1 New York Times bestsellers The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be and We Are the Gardeners (Thomas Nelson). She lives in Portland, Oregon, in a craftsman bungalow where she enjoys breadmaking, gardening, and carving the occasional wooden spoon. Follow her on Instagram @julianna_swaney and visit her website at juliannaswaney.com.