Kara LaReau is the author of many books for young readers, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
The Infamous Ratsos, The Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid, and
The Infamous Ratsos: Project Fluffy. She is also the author of the Bland Sisters series of chapter books. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
Ryan Andrews is the illustrator of
The Dollar Kids by Jennifer Richard Jacobson. He is also a comics artist, and two of his web comics have been nominated for Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. He lives in Fukuoka, Japan.