Linda Ashman is the author of more than thirty-five picture books, and the creator of The Nuts and Bolts Guide to Writing Picture Books . Her books have been included on the "best of the year" lists of the New York Times , Parenting and Child magazines, the New York Public Library, Bank Street College of Education, and the International Reading Association. She now lives in North Carolina with her family. Joey Chou has illustrated many picture books, including Ruby's Chinese New Year and Hello, My Name Is . He was born in Taiwan and moved to sunny California in his early teens. There he received his BFA from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. Joey works by day as a visual development artist on feature animated films and by night as a picture book illustrator.