Anica Mrose Rissi grew up on an island off the coast of Maine, where she read a lot of books and loved a lot of pets. She now tells and collects stories, makes up songs on her violin, and eats cheese with her friends in central New Jersey, where she lives with her dog, Sweet Potato. Anica is the award-winning author of more than a dozen books for kids and teens, including The Teacher's Pet, illustrated by Zachariah OHora, Watch Out for Wolf!, illustrated by Charles Santoso, Hide and Don't Seek: And Other Very Scary Stories, and the Anna, Banana chapter book series. She invites you to visit her online at www.anicarissi.com. 

Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreams about funny, wondrous stories. Some books he's illustrated include I Don't Like Koala by Sean Ferrell, Ida, Always by Caron Levis, Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don't Do Bedtime by Cate Berry and the New York Times bestseller Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. He is currently working in sunny Singapore. You can visit him at charlessantoso.com.