Harriet Ziefert wears many hats. A graduate of Smith College, she also holds an MA in education from NYU. She is the bestselling author of more than 250 children's books and has developed easy-to-read series for several major publishing houses. As founder of Blue Apple Books, she has published over 500 titles, many of which have become bestselling modern classics. Harriet Ziefert lives in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, where she is thankful to be surrounded by nature. Brian Fitzgerald is an internationally recognized, award-winning illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Ireland's National College of Art and Design and has also worked on publishing, editorial, and design projects. Fitzgerald lives near Dublin, a port town on the banks of the river Liffy, which flows into the Irish Sea, and sometimes-quite often actually-it rains, for which he is thankful.