Anne Sibley O'Brien is a children's book creator who has written and illustrated fourteen pictures and illustrated an additional seventeen books. Her passion for multiracial, multicultural, and global subjects grew out of her experience of being raised bilingual and bicultural in South Korea as the daughter of medical missionaries. She attended Mount Holyoke College where she majored in Studio Art, and she has a bimonthly column in The Bulletin (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators). She lives with her husband in Maine. After completing her BFA at Art Center College of Design, Susan Gal began her illustration career as a poster and calendar artist. The call of animation beckoned her to Florida where she became an “actor with a pencil” for Disney Animation. But the lure of the silver screen was not to last. Returning to her native California, Susan continues to create fun and whimsical illustrations while attempting to live a caffeine and nuclear-free life in Berkley.