Max Goes to School

Adria F. Klein is a professor in the Department of Educational Research and Policy at California State University, San Bernardino. She has written several books, book chapters, and numerous articles on various topics including emergent literacy, Reading Recovery, reader's theater, integrated language arts, staff development, and technology. She is co-editor of Literacy, Teaching and Learning, journal of the Reading Recovery Council of North America. Adria teaches courses in language arts and literacy in the graduate Reading Education program, in addition to being a Reading Recovery Trainer of Teacher Leaders.

Mernie Gallagher-Cole is a children's book illustrator living in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She loves drawing every day. Her illustrations can also be found on greeting cards, puzzles, e-books, and educational apps.