Esm� Raji Codell is a teacher and librarian and the author of many award-winning books for children. Even though she has already graduated from preschool, she still loves puppets, sharing, friends, snacks, and the occasional dinosaur. She lives with her family in Chicago, Illinois. You can find more story-time fun and support for your child's precious preschool years at her website. Sue Ram� has illustrated many award-winning books for children, including Subway Ride, by Heather Lynn Miller, and Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds, by Linda Sue Park and Julia Durango. She first started illustrating stories while riding to her preschool with her older sister and has been hooked on it ever since. The artist lives in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire.