Deanne Fitzpatrick is renowned worldwide for her stunning rugs and patterns. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and she is the author of East Coast Rug-Hooking Designs , Hook Me a Story , and Inspired Rug-Hooking . She works from her studio in downtown Amherst, Nova Scotia, and she writes and teaches on her website, hookingrugs.com. Sheree Fitch is an award-winning poet, storyteller, and educator. Her picture books, novels, and plays have delighted both children and adults since 1987. Sheree lives with her husband in River John, Nova Scotia, on their hobby farm. They run a seasonal book store, Mabel Murple's Book Shoppe and Dreamery, which highlights storytelling, literacy, Atlantic Canadian books, and writers.

Visit her at shereefitch.com.