Rebecca Evans, the illustrator of nine previous children's picture book's, is an illustrator and author living in Maryland. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Art from Messiah College with a concentration in Drawing and Illustration. She worked for nine years as an artist and designer before returning to her first love: children's book illustration and writing. Her experience includes illustrating and authoring children's books, teaching art at the local Art Center, and publishing artwork with magazines and multiple publishing houses. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three young children, and working from her home studio. You can view her work at www.rebeccaevans.net

Claire Buchwald, the author of four children's picture books, including "Max Talks to Me" (The Gryphon Press, 2007) and "Are You Ready for Me" (The Gryphon Press, 2009), has a Ph.D. in communication and works to promote and study the power of imagination in people's lives. Find out more about her work at http://imaginativeparenting.com/ and http://clairebuchwald.com/. Claire is also the Director of FOCUS Interactive Research and a Program Planner for GTS Educational Events.

Sarah Buchlaw will graduate from The Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists in 2016. Sarah has performed in theater in the Twin Cities, is a committed writer who is passionate about using her arts background to make the world a more just place.

Claire, Sarah, and the rest of their family live with a rescued dog and two rescued cats in Bloomington, Minnesota.