Elaine Sharfe has a passion for writing children''s stories. Her inspiration comes from the childhood memories of her four children and the antics of her 14 grandchildren. A freelance writer, Elaine has published articles in the Globe and Mail and south Florida''s Sun-Sentinel,as well as other publications. Her other books include There''s a Dinosaur in My Room and My Good Friend, Grandpa. Elaine and her husband live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in the summer and in Boca Raton, Florida, in the winter.

Karen Sim is a Vancouver Island-based artist and designer whose work has been featured in 14 Canadian and American children''s books to date. A professional violinist and vocalist, Karen rarely works on artwork without music of a dozen different genres filling her small studio. Though she works primarily in digital media, she also uses oil pastel, graphite and ink, and even carves in stone. Karen shares her home with two friendly snakes, a number of struggling houseplants, and her loving husband Andy, a photographer and (luckily) an extraordinary cook. See more of Karen''s work online at: www.karensim.net, or www.scbwi.org/members-public/karen-sim.