Carolyn Crimi received her MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College in 2000. She has published over 20 books. Her book THERE MIGHT BE LOBSTERS won The Golden Kite Award in 2018 for Best Picture Book Text. Carolyn has received over thirty state awards and award nominations and was given The Prairie State Award in 2012 for her body of work. When she's not writing, Carolyn enjoys visiting elementary schools all around the world.
Janie Bynum, an author and illustrator, has created many lovable characters and stories for younger children. Her picture book OTIS was recognized as a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her most recent picture book, CHICK CHAT, was chosen to be included in the Literati Kids Book Club (literati.com) and has been published in four languages.