Beth Ferry is the author of numerous picture books for children including Roar for Reading , Prunella , and the New York Times bestseller Stick and Stone . She is an avid reader who believes that any day spent with a book is a perfect day. Beth lives with her family by the beach in New Jersey where she finds inspiration in the salty air. In addition to writing picture books, Beth also writes chapter books and graphic novels. She's the author of the middle grade book Growing Home . You can learn more at BethFerry.com. Claire Keane studied graphic design at École Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques in Paris, France, where she lived for eight years, until she moved to Los Angeles to work at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

During her ten-year tenure there, she designed for Tangled , Frozen , Enchanted , and other films. In 2013, she left to dedicate her time to creating her own stories and to work on various book and animation collaborations at her studio in Venice Beach, California. Now, she is the author and illustrator of many books for kids, including Once Upon a Cloud , Love Is , Why? , and Prunella .