Judith Henderson is an Emmy Award-winning children's TV composer and producer.

She is the author of the Big Words Small Stories series. Judith lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Ellen Yeomans knows snow. She was born and spent much of her life just outsi de of snowy Syracuse, New York-where it is not uncommon for the first snow to begin in late October and continue until May.

Ellen is the author of many books for young readers, including the picture book The Other Ducks, illustrated by Chris Sheban, and a young adult novel, Rubber Houses. She now lives and teaches English in Prague.

Rashin Kheiriyeh is an internationally recognized, award-winning illustrator, author, animator, and painter who has over twenty years of experience in publication and broadcasting. She has published over eighty children’s books in many countries.

She has received many national and international awards including the Sendak Fellowship Award. Rashin is the character artist of the most popular Iranian animated series, Shekarestan/Sugarland. She was born in Iran but now lives in Washington, DC.