Ted Kooser was the US Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006 and won a Pulitzer Prize for his book of poems
Delights & Shadows. His picture books include
Bag in the Wind and
The Bell in the Bridge, both illustrated by Barry Root;
House Held Up by Trees, a
New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, illustrated by Jon Klassen; and
Mr. Posey's New Glasses, an International Literacy Association Children's Choice, illustrated by Daniel Duncan. Ted Kooser lives in Garland, Nebraska.
Connie Wanek has been writing since her hand could hold a pencil. She is the author of four books of poetry, including
Rival Gardens: New and Selected Poems, the second book in the Ted Kooser Contemporary Poetry Series. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.
Richard Jones has worked for more than twenty years in the creative arts. He is the illustrator of numerous picture books, including
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems, edited by Paul B. Janeczko, and
Bird Builds a Nest and
The Squirrels' Busy Year, both by Martin Jenkins. Richard Jones lives in Devon, England.
