Children's author Dian Curtis Regan was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 17, 1950. She graduated with honors from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1980 with a B. S. in education. She taught elementary school in Denver for two years before becoming a full-time author. Regan has written over 50 books for children, ranging from picture books to young adult novels. She also writes the Ghost Twins series. The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators named her Member of the Year in 1993. Regan was inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writers' Hall of Fame in 1996 and received the Distinguished Medal of Service in Children's Literature from the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers in 1997. Laura Cornell is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Laura Cornell include Big Words for Little People, Oh, Brother... Oh, Sister! (American Girl), and Is There Really a Human Race? Her title with Jamie Lee Curtis, My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives, made The New York Times Best seller List for 2012.