Kalli Dakos is the best-selling author of over two thousand poems about elementary school life. Her books include If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand, Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do!; The Goof Who Invented Homework; and The Bug in Teacher's Coffee. She lives in Canada and writes in New York. Mark Beech is a successful freelance illustrator who works mostly in the world of children's publishing. Mark also works in the world of packaging, greetings cards, and advertising. He lives in England.