Annemarie Riley Guertin is the author of several books for children. Her titles include How the Finch Got His Colors, Why Evergreens Keep Their Leaves, The Monsters on the Broom, and ABC, Rise Up and Be! Annemarie works as a high school early education CTE teacher in Methuen, Massachusetts. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Michael, and their two children. Hannah is from England but grew up in the Netherlands and Norway. She returned to England to study politics and history at university until the moment she finally saw the light and, after a spell as a graphic designer, followed her first love—illustration. Hannah’s illustration styles and techniques are always evolving.