Alma Powell is the co-chair of America's Promise, a national alliance dedicated to strengthening the character and competence of America's youth. She is also the wife of Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Marsha Winborn has been an illustrator for 33 years, working in the field of children's trade books and educational textbooks and has illustrated 36 books for other authors. She is a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.