Amy Krouse Rosenthal writes for both adults and children. Her alphabetised memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life (Three Rivers Press, 2006, also available) was named one of top 10 of the decade.

She has written more than 30 children s picture books.

Amy is a contributor to public radio, YouTube (The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree) and TED (7 Notes on Life). She resides digitally at whoisamy.com and for real in Chicago.

LeUyen Pham has illustrated more than one hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris and the bestselling Princess in Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale.

She is the co-creator, along with Shannon Hale, of the bestselling graphic memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever. Her own books include The Bear Who Wasn't There and Big Sister, Little Sister. A graduate of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, LeUyen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.