Joan Axelrod-Contrada

Joan Axelrod-Contrada writes both fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. The author of over twenty books for young people, she is also a journalist, writing teacher and graduate of the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Joan lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Ann Malaspina has written over thirty books for young people about the environment, social issues and human rights. A former journalist, Ann has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two sons.
Paula Becker loves to create fun, whimsical illustrations for a variety of projects, including books, magazines, posters, greeting cards and educational curriculum. She has illustrated more than thirty books for children and her work has been published in many children's magazines. Paula lives in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.