Lin Oliver (www.linoliver.com) is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty-five books for children. She wrote the picture book Little Poems for Tiny Ears, and has created such series as Hank Zipzer, Ghost Buddy, Almost Identical, and Sound Bender. An accomplished writer and producer of family entertainment, Lin is also the co-founder and executive director of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
 
Tomie dePaola (www.tomie.com) is the acclaimed author and/or illustrator of more than 250 books for children. He received the 2012 Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Society of Illustrators, and he is the recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, given for a substantial and lasting contribution to children’s literature. He received a Newbery Honor for 26 Fairmount Avenue and a Caldecott Honor for Strega Nona. He was awarded the Smithson Medal (from the Smithsonian) and the Regina Medal (from the Catholic Library Association), and was designated a “living treasure” by the state of New Hampshire. His Brava, Strega Nona!, Strega Nona’s Harvest, and Strega Nona’s Gift were all New York Times bestsellers. He lives in New London, New Hampshire.