Julie Fogliano   is the  New York Times-  bestselling author of  And Then It's Spring  and  If You Want to See a Whale  , as well as the poetry collection,  When Green Becomes Tomatoes  . Recipient of the 2013 Ezra Jack Keats Award, her books have been translated into more than ten languages. Julie lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three children. When she is not folding laundry or wondering what to make for dinner, she is staring out the window waiting for a book idea to fly by.

   Lane Smith  is the author and illustrator of Caldecott Honor book  Grandpa Green  , runaway New York Times bestseller  It's a Book  , Kate Greenaway Medalist  There Is a Tribe of Kids  , and  A Perfect Day  , among others. He was named the 2012 Carle Artist and received the 2014 Society of Illustrators lifetime achievement award. He lives in an old house in Connecticut with the designer Molly Leach.