Stutson, Caroline: - Caroline Stutson is the author of more than ten picture books, including Blue Corn Soup and Cats' Night Out. She was born in New York City and lived much of her life in beautiful Littleton, Colorado, before passing away in 2015. Caroline loved writing children's books and mentoring young authors. When she wasn't reading or writing, she was an enthusiastic puppeteer, a nature lover, and an active member of the Spellbinders storytelling organization, as well as the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators.

Weidner, Teri: -

A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, Teri illustrated more than a dozen children's books, both trade and educational. She worked in watercolor, colored pencil, and a little of whatever else happened to be on her desk at the time ... cat fur included. Teri passed away in 2019. She lived in lovely Portsmouth, New Hampshire with her husband writer Chris Dahlen, their son Nicholas, Mr. Budd the cat, and several fish, all of whom served as models for her work at one point or another.