SUSAN LENDROTH has had a lifelong fascination with history. The seaside setting of OCEAN WIDE, OCEAN DEEP, which follows her first picturebook, WHY EXPLORE?, also pays homage to her love of the ocean. When she's not working on picturebooks, Susan writes essays and freelance travel articles for a variety of magazines and newspapers. She lives in Southern California with her daughter. ENRIQUE S.MOREIRO studied Fine Art at the University of Madrid. He has painted postage stamps for the nations of Micronesia, Tanzania, Dominica, and St. Vincent, among others. Enrique lives in Spain with his wife and son.