David Elliott lives in New Hampshire with his wife and a Dandie Dinmont terrier who doesn't shed, doesn't smell, and
is housetrained. Kind of. David is the author of the
New York Times Best Seller
And Here's to You! illustrated by Randy Cecil; a trio of poetry books about animals illustrated by Holly Meade (
On the Farm,
In the Sea, and the ALSC Notable Book for Children
In the Wild); and the brilliantly funny
Finn Throws a Fit illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering; as well as many other picture books and middle-grade novels. davidelliottbooks.com.
Lori Nichols grew up in Northwestern Pennsylvania surrounded by pets. Although Lori never had a wooly mammoth, she did convince her mother to let her have a parakeet, dog, cat, hermit crab, salamander, frog, and grasshopper. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband, three daughters, and cat (Margaret) and is the author and illustrator of the picture book, Maple. lorinichols.com.