Yoshi Ueno was born in Tokyo and graduated from Chuo University. After working as a children's book editor for more than 40 years, he turned to writing children's books. His books include: the Wampaku-dan (Naughty Three Kids) series, Akamaru-chan to Kuromaru-chan (
Red Dot and Black Dot), Ton Ton Ton (
Knock, Knock, Knock), and Futago no Donguri (
Twin Acorns). He enjoys happy moments of watching Akira Kurosawa movies while his black cat rests on his knees, and loves to hike and play tennis. Yoshi is currently a director of the Japan Children's Writers Association.
Emiko Fujishima was born in the Akita prefecture of Japan and graduated from Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Arts, with a major in Design. In 2006, her work was selected for Bologna Children's Book Fair, Illustrators Exhibition. Works she has illustrated include the Barber Luna series from KAISEI-SHA Co., Ltd. Emiko works as a part-time teacher of picture book making and manga at an art school. She lives in the Akita prefecture with a cat, surrounded by rice fields and rich nature, and loves to take walks in the fields and mountains.
