Anne and Louise Jordan are a mother-daughter team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They write and illustrate together. Sunny the Sideloader is their debut picture book. Anne studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lorenzo de Medici in Italy and the Art Students League in New York City. Anne has worked as a portrait painter and greeting card designer. Louise owned and operated a decorative wall painting business and mixed her own paints. Later she worked as a color consultant. Louise co-authored an activity book for the city of Raleigh, Capitol Games.