Sara Holbrook writes for "the silly, the wondering, the sometimes helpless and hopeless and misunderstood." She has performed her poetry around the world and in schools in the United States. She is the author of a number of books for adults and young readers. Ms. Holbrook lives in Mentor, Ohio Jane Yolen is the celebrated author of more than two hundred books for adults and young readers and is the recipient of the Kerlan Award for her body of work. She lives in St. Andrews, Scotland, and Hatfield, Massachusetts.