Patricia MacLachlan is the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, includingnbsp;Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels,nbsp;Skylarknbsp;andnbsp;Caleb's Story;nbsp;Edward's Eyes;nbsp;The True Gift;nbsp;Waiting for the Magic;nbsp;White Fur Flying; andnbsp;Fly Away. She lives in western Massachusetts.
Born in 1940 in Philadelphia, PA, author and illustrator Deborah Kogan Ray studied painting and printmaking at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She is the author of eight books and the illustrator of more than 60 books for children. Among her many awards are the Drexel Citation for Career Distinction in the Field of Books for Children and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant Award for Painting. Her paintings and prints of landscape and nature subjects have been shown in 42 one-person and hundreds of group exhibitions in museums and galleries. They are in private and public collections throughout the world.