SUSAN MIDDLETON ELYA is the author of more than fifteen books for children, including the Say Hola to Spanish series, illustrated by Loretta Lopez, and Oh No, Gotta Go!, a Junior Library Guild Selection, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Susan taught Spanish for ten years, and now lives in northern California with her husband, three children, and two dogs. She used to shop with babies, and although they were cute, they were never very helpful!

New York City–based Steven Salerno is the illustrator of nearly forty popular and award-winning picture books, five of which he also wrote, including Tim’s Goodbye; The Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America by Tziporah Cohen; and The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow. He is also the illustrator of the recent series of Madeline books, which he created in the classic style of Ludwig Bemelmans. Steven’s books have been named a New York Times Notable Book and a NCSS Notable Children's Book and have been awarded the IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Young Reader Medal, the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature, and the Garden State Book Award, among other accolades. Many have also been chosen as Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections and translated into languages around the world. Visit stevensalerno.com.