Sarah WIlson has written and illustrated numerous books for children and adults. The idea for LOVE AND KISSES came, she says, when she spied a cat and dog with their noses touching. Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than forty books for children. She often uses collage in her personal work and says, "I find it is definitely spilling over into the illustrations I create. I especially liked working with collage for LOVE AND KISSES because the variety of papers helped to convey all the different kinds of kisses."