Minnesota author Laura Purdie Salas has written more than 130 books, including Lion of the Sky, Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten, and Snowman-Cold=Puddle. Laura loves nature, donuts, and playing with words. She also loves to get kids excited about reading and writing.This is her second book with Creative Editions. Miriam Nerlove is an illustrator whose detailed paintings of animals can also be found in 2019's I Am Polar Bear as well as in the board books Dot, Stripe, Squiggle and Spot, Spike, Spiral, all published by Creative Editions. She lives near Chicago.