Janet Lord earned her BA in graphic arts and advertising from Concord University and now works as a graphic designer. She is the author of three picture books, all illustrated by her sister, artist Julie Paschkis. She lives in Pennsylvania. Julie Paschkis grew up in Pennsylvania, then attended Cornell University and the School for American Craftsmen at RIT, where she earned a BFA. She taught art to grade-school children for several years while working on her own art and illustration. Julie now works full-time painting, designing textiles, creating commercial illustrations, and illustrating children's books. An award-winning illustrator and author of books for children, she displays her love of pattern and folk art in all of her illustration work. She lives in Seattle, Washington.