Linda Urban has written several award-winning novels and picture books for young readers. She has moved at least ten times in her life, and currently lives in East Montpelier, Vermont, with her husband and two imaginative children. This is her website: www.lindaurbanbooks.com. Hadley Hooper is an illustrator and painter. Her 2014 book, The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse by Patricia MacLachlan, was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book. She lives in Denver with her partner, Hugh, and dog, Maddie.