Children's author Coleen Salley graduated from Louisiana State University. She taught at the University of New Orleans for 30 years and retired as Distinguished Professor of Children's Literature. She wrote four books during her lifetime and founded the Coleen Salley-Bill Morris Literacy Foundation. She died on September 16, 2008 at the age of 79.
Janet Stevens is the author and illustrator of many beloved picture books, including Tops & Bottoms, a Caldecott Honor Book. With her sister and co-author, Susan Stevens Crummel, she created the acclaimed best-sellers The Great Fuzz Frenzy, Help Me, Mr. Mutt!, The Little Red Pen and more. She is also the illustrator of the Epossumondas books, written by renowned storyteller Coleen Salley. Janet Stevens lives in Colorado. For more information, visit www.janetstevens.com.