Donna Gephart

Donna Gephart is the award-winning author of humorous and heartbreaking middle grade and young adult novels including Lily and Dunkin and How to Survive Middle School. Awards include the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, children's choice awards, and many state awards. She is a popular speaker at schools, conferences, and book festivals. Go Be Wonderful is her first picture book and her first book for Holiday House. She lives in Philadelphia with her family and her dog Benji. Her website is www.donnagephart.com

Francesca Chessa is an award-winning illustrator of more than forty children's books, including Who Has Wiggle-Waggle Toes by Vicky Shiefman, published by Holiday House, which received a starred review from Youth Services Book Review and was described as "fun and high-spirted--pure joy" in Kirkus Reviews. Her artwork also appears on UNICEF cards and products. Francesca teaches courses and workshops in drawing and color theory. She lives in Turin, Italy. You can find out more about her at www.francescachess.format.com