Wiebke Rauers was born in Düsseldorf, where she studied communication design with a concentration in illustration. After receiving her degree she moved to Berlin and worked as a character designer in an animation studio. Since 2015 she has worked as a freelance illustrator of children's books, film, and television. She lives in Berlin with her daughter, husband, and lots of stuffed animals.

Tim Mohr is an award-winning translator of German writers such as Sibylle Berg, Alina Bronksy, and Wolfgang Herrndorf, and the author of Burning Down the Haus, a history of East German punk rock and the role dissident musicians played in bringing down the Berlin Wall. Prior to starting his writing career, he earned his living as a DJ in Berlin.

"The rhyming scheme of the text has a rhythm that could be a song on its own. This Switzerland import certainly deserves its place on international shelves for any musically inclined kiddos who dream of rocking hard."-- "Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)"

". . . this picture book encourages children to dance to the beat of their own drums."-- "Foreword Reviews on Jitterbug"

"The audience will root for Goth Moth as he jumps, flutters, and lunges to the percussion he plays in his head. So, too, will youngsters relate to Goth Moth's woes as very unneighborly spiders, rodents, and other shadow-crawling critters scowl at the would-be drummer's antics. . . Such wordplay is hard enough to do in a native language; that this is translated from German is ovation-worthy." -- "Children's Literature"

"the rhyming text, translated from German, provides peppy accompaniment to the vibrant illustrations, interweaving bright and moody hues with playful cartoon elements."-- "Booklist"