Iona Opie has dedicated her life to collecting and preserving children's rhymes as an art form and believes that "nursery rhymes are good for you."

In partnership with her late husband, Peter Opie, she edited many acclaimed books of children's folklore, including The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. She lives in England.

Rosemary Wells has written and/or illustrated more than 120 books for children and has received many awards.

She is the author-illustrator of Stella’s Starliner and Love Waves, the creator of the beloved Max and Ruby stories, and the illustrator of My Very First Mother Goose and Here Comes Mother Goose, both edited by Iona Opie. Rosemary Wells lives in a small town in New England.