Sanjay Patel is an illustrator, animator, and director, as well as the creator of Ghee Happy, a collection of books, animation, and paper products that marry his whimsical style and graphic cuteness with the awesome universe of Hindu deities. During his twenty-year career at Pixar Animation Studios, he worked on numerous feature films and directed the short film Sanjay’s Super Team, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination. Most recently, he created an animated preschool show for Netflix called Ghee Happy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife (see below) and their two sons.

Emily Haynes is an author and editor with more than twenty years’ experience in book publishing. As an editor she has worked for Penguin and Chronicle Books, and as a writer she has authored numerous titles for both children and adults. Her wordsmith superpowers are now available at her own agency, BluePen. Her clients include Airbnb and Netflix, as well as individual authors and producers. In her fleeting spare time, she also runs a ceramics studio out of her garage. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband (see above) and their two sons.