Author Melany Kahn started hunting for mushrooms in Vermont in 1968 when her family bought a farm in West Brattleboro. She attended Wesleyan University, (BA, English/Creative Writing). She holds a Masters in Social Work from Boston College and MFA in Film from The Tisch School at NYU where she met her illustration collaborator, Ellen Korbonski. Melany lives in New Hampshire with her husband and children, and you can find her leading mushroom walks or foraging at every opportunity. Mason Goes Mushrooming is her first book.

Illustrator Ellen Korbonski has lived and worked in New York City for over thirty years. Originally drawn to theatre and fine art, she has also studied filmmaking and freelanced as a graphic designer. Following the birth of her first child, Ellen landed a job at a children's picture book publisher. Immediately, she fell in love with the genre and eventually tried her hand at illustration. Ellen lives in Harlem with her jazz-pianist husband and two amazing daughters.