LAUREN STRINGER is the award-winning author and illustrator of Winter is the Warmest Season and the illustrator of many other picture books. She lives with her family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit her at www.laurenstringer.comLISA WESTBERG PETERS is the author of many books for young readers and made her Harcourt debut with Our Family Tree. She lives with her family in St. Paul, Minnesota.<br>www.lisawestbergpeters.com