DAVID LAROCHELLE has been writing and illustrating books since 1988. His books include The End, which received four starred reviews and The Best Pet of All, which received two starred reviews. He is also the author of This Is Not a Cat!, Monster & Son, It's a Tiger!, 1+1=5, A Christmas Guest, How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, and many more. His titles have won numerous awards, including the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Award, and the Minnesota Book Award. A former elementary school teacher, David enjoys solving puzzles, playing board games, and carving creative pumpkins, which you can view at his website www.davidlarochelle.com

MIKE WOHNOUTKA is the author and illustrator of So Big!, Croc & Turtle, and Dad's First Day. He is also the illustrator of many books including Moo! which received two starred reviews and was chosen as an ALA Notable book and by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books as a Blue Ribbon selection, Can't Sleep Without Sheep, Just Like My Papa, Stay Close to Mama, Jack's House, Cowboy Sam and Those Confounded Secrets, and The Wizzy Foot. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Mike lives with his wife and two children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
www.mikewohnoutka.com