Charise Mericle Harper (www.chariseharper.com)
has created many books for children, including
Cupcake,
Go! Go! Stop!, Princess Patty MeetsHer Match, and the Just Grace and Fashion Kitty series. Charise lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.
Mo Willems, a
New York Times #1 best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions, for
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!,
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. His celebrated Elephant & Piggie series has won two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors. Other favorites include
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster and
The Story of Diva and Flea.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator on
Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. He lives with his family in Massachusetts.
See above.