Marsha Qualey is the author of many books for readers young and old. When she's not writing she likes to read, take walks by the river, ski in the winter, garden in the summer, and play with her cats all year 'round. Like Bumble B., she has very good friends who make life fun. Marsha has four grown-up children and two grandchildren. She lives with her husband in Wisconsin. Kristyna Litten is an award winning children's book illustrator and author. After studying illustration at Edinborough College of Art, she now lives and works from Yorkshire in the UK, with her pet rabbit Herschel.