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Amy Hest was born in New York City and raised on Long Island. She worked as a children's librarian and then in the children's book publishing industry for many years. Today, Amy is an author of more than thirty books for young readers. Two of her books, When Jessie Came Across the Sea, illustrated by P.J. Lynch, and Kiss Good Night, Sam, were awarded the Christopher Medal. Kiss Good Night, Sam was also a New York Times bestseller. Jon J Muth is the award-winning creator of several children's books, including Stone Soup and The Three Questions. He illustrated Come on, Rain! by Karen Hesse and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas Wood. His highly acclaimed comic books are published in Japan and the United States.