Dori Chaconas

Dori Chaconas developed her storytelling skills as the eldest of seven children and started writing children's books when she was the stay-at-home mother of twin girls. She has published stories in several children's magazines and sold embroidery designs to yarn companies. The author of a number of picture books, she lives in Wisconsin.

Ted Lewin grew up in Buffalo, New York, and received a BFA from Pratt Institute. During his long and illustrious career, he created more than two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book Peppe the Lamplighter. In 2015, he and his wife, author-illustrator Betsy Lewin, were inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. He died in 2021.