Patricia Lauber was born in New York City and graduated from Wellesley College. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 125 children's books including the Around-the-House History series, the Clarence the TV Dog series, and contributions to the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Volcano: Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens received a Newbery Honor in 1986. In 1983, she received The Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature. Besides being an author, she was also an editor of Junior Scholastic and editor-in-chief of Science World. She died on March 12, 2010 at the age of 86.
Holly Keller is the creator of many popular books for children, including the Horace books, "Farfallina & Marcel", and "Help!" In applauding her work, "School Library Journal" noted that she is "an author/artist who truly understands children." Holly Keller lives in New Haven, Connecticut.