Kathleen Doherty has taught elementary school for over 30 years in Chicago. She's a Reading Specialist and an Educational Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction. Her work has appeared in Time Magazine, The Mailbox, Highlights for Children, Highlights High Five, Highlights HELLO, and Spider Magazine. She has won the Highlights Pewter Plate Award, the Highlights Celebrate National Poetry Contest, and a letter of merit from SCBWI's Magazine Merit Competition. She lives in Schererville, Indiana. Learn more at kathleendohertyauthor.com.

Chip Wass is an award-winning illustrator/designer who creates animation, illustrations, character designs, typography, logos, and icons for a variety of print, broadcast, and web clients worldwide. His art has appeared on Nick at Nite and The Cartoon Network, in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and The Washington Post. Chip lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Learn more about Chip at chipwass.com.