David Elliott says that his sister really does have a cat with one eye and that she was the inspiration for the cat in this story (the cat, not the sister). Author of The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle, the Evangeline Mudd novels, and the best-selling picture book And Here's to You!, David Elliott lives in Warner, New Hampshire. Paul Meisel's warm and whimsical style is well known, both through his many years of editorial work for the New York Times and the numerous children's books he has illustrated, including How to Talk to Your Cat by Jean Craighead George. Paul Meisel spends his days drawing in his "clubhouse" in Connecticut, where he lives with his wife, three sons, and their "mascot," Rusty, a Brittany spaniel.