Ellen Jackson is the award-winning author of more than fifty-five fiction and nonfiction books for children, including
The Mysterious Universe (a Golden Kite honor book) and
Earth Mother (which garnered three starred reviews). She lives with her husband and dog in Santa Barbara, California.
Robin Page has written and illustrated several picture books, including the 2003 Caldecott Honor recipient What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, which she created with her husband Steve Jenkins, and A Chicken Followed Me Home! and Seeds Move!, which she both wrote and illustrated. Robin and Steve live in Boulder, Colorado.