Monica Acker is an author, educator, and avid cookie eater. She has a master's degree in teaching and is a reading tutor in the Reading, Massachusetts school system. She and her husband captain their crew of three children and over a dozen houseplants. To learn more about Monica, visit www.monicaacker.com. Mikel Valverde is an author and illustrator. He works at a drawing table that someone rescued from an old factory before it was shut down. He has published numerous books, some translated into other languages, and even has received awards for his work. When he's not at the park with his daughter, he usually takes walks in the hills near his home. He lives very close to the coast, in the Basque Country, Spain.
