Kristen Tracy is a former teacher, a poet, a winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation, and an author of numerous books for children including I Quit, I Am Picky: Confessions of a Fussy Eater , and I Am Friendly: Confessions of a Helpful Bear . She lives in Santa Clarita with her family. Federico Fabiani is an illustrator and graphic designer with a background in architecture. He was born and raised in Rome, and currently lives near Venice with his two boys and the Standard Issue Cat Agostino. He also illustrated I Quit by Kristen Tracy and Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO by Tamara Pizzoli.