Uma was born in India and currently lives in Farmington, New Mexico. She is the author of several books for children, including Monsoon and The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story Ms. Krishnaswami leads writing workshops in schools and communities nationwide and on the Internet through Writers on the Net. She is married and has one son.
Abigail Halpin is the talented illustrator of several chapter books including Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin, 2009), cover artwork for Emma Jean Lazarus Fell In Love (Puffin Books, 2010), The Melancholic Mermaid (Simply Read Books, 2010), Penny Dreadful (Random House, 2010) and The Grand Plan to Fix Everything (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, Spring 2011). Both illustrator and graphic designer, she lives in New England, a stone’s throw from the Maine coastline. See her artwork at: http://www.theodesign.com/ .