Robin Koontz is the author and illustrator of numerous picture books and early readers; she has also written several titles for The Boxcar Children Mysteries series and scores of nonfiction books for educational publishers. Robin lives in Noti, OR, with her husband and pets. Visit her online at wordpress.robinkoontz.com. Amy Proud studied Fine Art at Loughborough University and has created picture books with Lion Children's Books, Oxford University Press, and Sky Pony Press. Her illustrations have also been published by Highlights magazine. She lives in England.