Robert Ross Parker is a Canadian writer, director, actor, and theatre maker who has spent more than thirty years telling stories on stages large, small, and occasionally very strange. He co-founded the theatre company Vampire Cowboys and has created plays, puppet shows, and other theatrical adventures across North America. The Great Pumpkin Rescue is his first children’s book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family.

Rebecca Scheckman is a multidisciplinary visual storyteller whose work spans children’s illustrations, speculative future art, and zines. For twenty years, Rebecca has maintained a rigorous daily drawing practice, running parallel to a successful career utilizing the medium of video to advance social justice movements. She lives with her partner and son in Brooklyn and practices Zazen meditation and Aikido at Brooklyn Aikikai.