LORI HASKINS HOURAN is a former children's book editor at Random House and Golden Books. She's the author of Let's Go Apple Picking, My Little Golden Book About George Washington, The Tale of Paul Bunyan, My Little Golden Book About Johnny Appleseed , and numerous leveled reading titles, including Too Many Dogs and The $25,000 Flight. Learn more about Lori at lorihaskinshouran.com. JOANIE STONE was born and raised in Virginia, where she still lives today with her husband and young daughter. She spends her days painting in her light filled studio in the country, surrounded by nature. She has a love for all things vintage, especially children's book illustration, advertising and fashion from long ago.