Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Carnivores , Chicks and Salsa , Joey Fly , Nerdy Birdy , and the Caldecott Honor winning Creepy Carrots ! He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two kids, four cats, and between three and ten fish, depending on the day. Cam Kendell is the creator of such comics as Choose Your Gnome Adventure , Mortimer B. Radley: the Case of the Missing Monkey Skull , and Flopnar the Bunbarian and artist for board games like D&D's Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness and 5-Minute Mystery. When not drawing gnomes and/or goblins Cam enjoys birding, rocking on the accordion, losing at board games, and hiking in the beautiful Utah mountains with his wife and four children, hoping to see a black bear. from a safe distance.