JANET NOLAN has written two previous picture books and lives in Oak Park, Illinois. About The Firehouse Light, Janet says, "The lightbulb has been the subject of numerous newspaper and magazine articles, television and radio shows. It has caught the attention of Ripley's Believe It or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records. " Janet currently serves as Program Co-Chair for the Illinois chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). MARIE LAFRANCE has illustrated more than twenty children's books and is originally from Quebec City. She studied graphic arts at CEGEP in Vieux-Montral and etching at Studio Graff. Marie has lived in San Francisco and New York, where she worked as a silk-screen printmaker for various galleries. She returned to Montreal to work as a freelance illustrator and has been nominated for many awards, including the prestigious Governor General's Award.
Marie lives with her partner and their daughter, Batrice.