Robin Yardi is an author and presenter, teaching kids in classrooms, libraries, and museums about the extraordinary world and what it means to find your place in it through reading and writing. She is the author of the nonfiction picture book They Just Know: Animal Instincts, and the middle grade novels The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez and Owl's Outstanding Donuts. Coral Keepers is her debut early chapter book series. Robin lives in California.

Paul Kellam is a freelance watercolor illustrator. Having developed a passion for the arts early on, he continued to harness and develop his creative skills until eventually he earned his bachelor's in media arts and animation from The Art Institute. He has worked with an ever-growing list of authors, recording artists, and makeup companies. Coral Keepers is his debut early reader series! Paul is based in Florida.