Julie Ovenell-Carter is a full-time freelance writer living on a small island just offshore from Vancouver, British Columbia. Julie worked as the senior editor at the "Globe and Mail"'s award-winning "West" magazine while it was in print. She frequently contributes to a travel column in the "Globe and Mail." For almost twenty years Julie has written for many of Canada's major media publications, including "Canadian Living" magazine and "Western Living" magazine, as well as for CBC Radio. She has also applied her talent to speech writing, video scripts and corporate contract work, and her articles for business travelers appear in the "Report on Business Magazine."

Ruth Ohi is the illustrator of more than 40 books for children. Her delightful illustrations are familiar to families all over North America. She lives in Toronto.