Kathy Keip has a background in music. She graduated from Oberlin College and lived in Austria, Germany, and Spain where she furthered her interest in music. She was a voice instructor at Oakland University, taught music in public school, and opened Yamaha Music Schools in Michigan, Indiana, and Minnesota. She returned to school for a master's degree in education, directed a preschool program for Indiana University, and earned her Montessori certification. She opened her KinderRead Montessori School with its unique and accelerated reading program in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where she worked for the past twenty-four years. Look for Kathy;s literacy kit at KinderRead.org. Erin Boe is a children's illustrator and comic artist from Hopkins, Minnesota. She lives with her partner and two kids, one of whom is currently learning the ABCs! Erin enjoys reading, videos games, rollerskating, and drawing yetis asleep on the sidewalk. This is her third children's book, with more work at ErinBoe.com.