Jane Yolen is the author of more than 300 books, including children's classics such as Owl Moon and The Devi's Arithmetic, and adult novels such as Sister Light, Sister Dark. Her books and stories have won the Nebula Award, the Caldecott Medal, the National Jewish Book Award, and many other awards and accolades. She divides her time between Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.

Mark Teague is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include Fly!, Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries, The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, and Dear Mrs LaRue. He is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling How Do Dinosaurs ...? series written by Jane Yolen. Mark lives in upstate New York with his wife, a big white dog, and a small gray cat - who is currently asleep on his lap.