Riel Nason is an award-winning author who writes for both adults and children. She is best known for her novel The Town That Drowned, which won the Commonwealth Book Prize for Canada and Europe, and her bestselling picture book The Little Ghost Who Was A Quilt. Her first "Kate the Highland Dancer" story, Disaster at the Highland Games, won the Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Excellence in Children's Writing. Riel Nason loves Highland dancing and is a part-time Highland dance teacher. She lives in New Brunswick, Canada with her family. Nathasha Pilotte is a francophone artist living in Saint John, New Brunswick. She likes to paint and felt, and takes her inspiration from daily life to create her colourful and whimsical illustrations. Her work can be seen in Disaster at the Highland Games and many other children's books, charming the reader with a touch of humour.