Matt Damon is a professional storyteller and an elementary classroom teacher who lives in Ashland, Oregon. Matt's personal journey as an educator and lover of stories has made him a believer in the power of story to impact children's lives, bring families together, and to influence the culture of a classroom. This power has inspired Matt to write his own stories to share with children. When Matt is not writing, teaching, or telling stories, he loves to go camping and enjoy the natural world with his wife Jennie and their daughters, Hana and Maile.
Gideon Kendall is an artist, illustrator, animation designer, and musician in Brooklyn, NY. He has illustrated books for Penguin/Putnam and illustrated articles and record covers for publications and companies such as
The New York Times, Puma, the Children's Television Workshop, Scholastic, Disney, and Geffen.
