Mark Thurman is best known as a children's author/illustrator. He has written and illustrated 16 books and designed and illustrated more than 25 books for other authors. As an author/illustrator, Mark has toured Canada extensively, sharing his stories and ideas with children and teacherrs in hundreds of schools. As a gallery artist his primary focus has been the human figure and portraits. He works in several different styles - realistic, impressionistic and the symbolic - according to the requirements and mood of the subject matter. Emily Hearn writes picture books, poetry and music, radio and TV scripts. She is a speaker on children's creativity and a mentor for the Toronto District School Board and for elementary school children who send work to WIER (Writers in Electronic Residence). Emily's popular workshops for children and teachers have supported young writers throughout the country.

Emily collaborated with her co-author, Mark Thurman, on "The Mighty Mites" comic strip series that appeared in Owl Magazine for more than a dozen years.