Irene O'Garden was just awarded a 2012 Pushcart Prize for her essay "Glad To Be Human." Her poetry has found its way to the Off-Broadway stage ("Women On Fire" published by Samuel French), into hardcover ("Fat Girl" published by Harper) as well as into children's books, literary journals and anthologies. She has received many grants, awards and residencies for her writing.
Pat Schories was born in New York State in 1952, and grew up in Ohio. In addition to illustrating the Biscuit Series for early readers, she created a series of wordless books entitled Jack, for children "on the verge" of reading. She is also the illustrator of Forest, What Would You Like, a book of poetry by Irene O'Garden.