Lauren L. Wohl has been involved with children's books... well ... forever -- primarily on the marketing side of publishing. She's worked in large established publishing houses and also helped brand-new publishers get going. Lauren and her husband owned Rabbit Hill, a children's bookstore on Long Island, New York, where she was the Saturday morning storyteller. Lauren has an Masters degree in Library Science; has been a school librarian; taught in the New York University Publishing program and mentored students in the MFA program at Simmons College. She was program director for James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead and is now consulting with several publishers. She is an author of several picture books and a chapter books series, and she's proud to be the local "kids book lady" in her neighborhoods. Lauren lives in western Massachusetts, where she enjoys the mountain views and quiet times to enjoy nature for part of the year and in Miami Beach, Florida, just a mile from the beach but smack in the midst of busy city. Mark Tuchman, a native New Yorker, is the long-time creative director for a venerable publication known for its reviews of children's books. Earlier in his career he created cartoon illustrations that appeared in national magazines and big city newspapers. Mark is raising three awesome children with his wife Michelle, and splits his time between Brooklyn and Facebook.