James Buckley, Jr has written more than 100 books for kids. Among his recent titles are
Who Was Muhammad Ali? (Penguin, 2014),
Scholastic Year in Sports (Scholastic, 2009-14),
The Scholastic Ultimate Guide to Football (Scholastic, 2009),
Eyewitness Baseball (DK, 2010 reissue), and
Lou Gehrig: More Than Just a Ballplayer (Sterling, 2010). He lives in California.
Literacy consultant: Stephanie Laird is an instructional coach at Mitchellville Elementary in Mitchellville, Iowa, and is currently serving on the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Board of Directors through 2019.
Charlotte Ager is the illustrator on all the Life Stories titles. Her work has appeared in
The New York Times as well as in
Season and
Here magazines. She has also been featured on the Urban Outfitters blog. Charlotte lives in London, England.