Barbara Bottner is the New York Times bestselling author of over forty books including Miss Brooks' Story Nook, Wallace's Lists, Feet Go to Sleep, and Bootsie Barker Bites. She is also a screenwriter and writing coach who began her career as an artist and actor. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

BROOKE BOYNTON HUGHES grew up in Loveland, Colorado, where she spent her childhood days drawing mermaids and tree houses, serving as moviemaking assistant to her big brother, Christopher, and baking cookies and playing cards with her grandma Gummy. These days Brooke works as a children's book illustrator and lives with her husband, Bill, and their twin daughters.You can see more of Brooke's work at BrookeBoyntonHughes.com.