Neen Bean is the author and illustrator of "Remember the Squirrel Story" and The Squirrel Story series. Growing up, she was always interested in drawing, creative arts and creative writing. Neen Bean had struggled a lot trying to find what she was good at and had many difficulties of her own learning. One day a friend said to her, "The secret to life is, even though it's difficult you have to stick with something until the end or you will be like a squirrel who can't get it's nuts together before the winter and will be left out the cold." This sparked the inspiration for "Remember the Squirrel Story" and The Squirrel Story series the G rated version of the reality of life.

A lot of thought went into what artistic medium Neen Bean wanted to use to create this series. Crayola watercolor comes with huge challenges, but Neen Bean intentionally chose this medium because she wants kids to look at the images and believe they can make them too. In the digital age, people tend to stop themselves from creating because they don't have the "best" to start with. Neen Bean wants kids to realize it's about using what you have and taking it as far as you can. Crayola watercolor is something most kids play with at one point in their lives and she hopes this will help inspire kids to realize they just need to start.