Mara Rockliff

Mara Rockliff has ridden an elephant, swallowed fried grasshoppers, lived on a commune, flown a hang glider (and crashed), peered into a live volcano, hiked up a glacier and alarmed a moose, and driven a hundred-year-old car (and DIDN'T crash!). She is the author of many lively books for children. She lives in Massachusetts with her family and a small, yappy pet peeve

Eliza Wheeler grew up in Wisconsin in a family of teachers, musicians, and artists and received a degree in art and design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She is the bestselling illustrator-author of Miss Maple's Seeds and was a recipient of the prestigious Sendak Fellowship.