Rebecca Piatt Davidson appeared in a production of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest when she was in the fifth grade and has been fascinated by Shakespeare's works ever since. The author taught English literature at the university level for many years. She loves poetry and has been writing poems since she was eight, but this is her first book for children. Rebecca Piatt Davidson lives with her family in Mesa, Arizona. Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as "Alison's Zinnia" and "Away from Home", and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in "On Market Street". She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, "One Lighthouse, One Moon" (a "New York Times" Best Illustrated Book), and "Nini Here and There". Her childhood memoir, "No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War", was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.