Teresa Bateman

Teresa Bateman is an award-winning storyteller and school librarian. She has won both the Storytelling World Award and the Anne Izard Storyteller's Award. Her books include Red, White, Blue, and Uncle Who? and Keeper of Soles, an ALA Notable Children's Book. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.

Chris Sheban has been awarded three Gold and three Silver Medals from the Society of Illustrators. His picture books include What a Cold Needs. He lives near Chicago, Illinois.