Wendy Wax was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and graduated from University of Georgia. After college she worked in radio, television, and film. Her books include Ocean Beach, Ten Beach Road, Single in Suburbia, Hostile Makeover, Leave it to Cleavage, and 7 days and 7 Nights. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Naomi Wax has taught creative writing in after-school programs at the Fieldston and Ethical Culture Schools. She is co author of Cool Women: the Thinking Girl's Guide to the Hippest Women in History, which was adapted for the WE Network by Debbie Allen. She lives in New York City.
I always thought of books like a treasure chest, and the illustrations, like windows to look inside. My mother says, I was born with a pencil in hand...my left hand. I drew before I was able to speak. When I was eight years old, we moved into a new home, a big one. Our hobbies-room in this new home was so white that I had an idea. I decided to make it more colorful and I filled the walls with my characters. The ceiling was the only place that was not touched by my pencils. This was the beginning of my artist's freelance career. Since then, my funny characters have stayed with me everywhere, at grade school first, then at University in Rome where I studied Art and Literature. Now, the… characters share the attic where I work, with me and my sweet black dog, Luna.