Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha are married and have created several children's books together, including Digger Man and Trashy Town , an ALA Notable Book. Zimmerman was born in Ohio and grew up in New York, Utah, and California. When she was young, she loved exploring nature, reading comic books, and riding her horse. She studied fine arts for children in college, then later went back to school at UCLA and became a dentist. Clemesha grew up in England and moved to the United States when he was 16. He always loved playing tennis, drawing, and reading. He studied English in college and became an elementary school teacher. Zimmerman and Clemesha live in San Diego, California, with their three sons.