Ellen Yeomans

Ellen Yeomans knows snow. She was born and spent much of her life just outsi de of snowy Syracuse, New York--where it is not uncommon for the first snow to begin in late October and continue until May. Ellen is the author of many books for young readers, including the picture book The Other Ducks, illustrated by Chris Sheban, and a young adult novel, Rubber Houses. She now lives and teaches English in Prague.

Andrea Offermann is the illustrator of The Yin-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful by Nancy Tupper Ling, J. A. White's The Thickety series, M. T. Anderson's graphic novel Yvain: The Knight of the Lion, and more. She was born and raised in Cologne, Germany, and graduated from Art-Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, with a bachelor's degree in illustration.