Douglas Wood is the author of A Quiet Place as well as the New York Times bestselling Can't Do series. His books Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth were both international bestsellers. He lives in a cabin in the woods of Minnesota. A studied naturalist, Douglas shares his knowledge of nature as a wilderness guide. Visit him at DouglasWood.com. Elizabeth Sayles has illustrated more than twenty books for children, including The Goldfish Yawned , which she also wrote. It was chosen as the Bank Street College Best Children's Book for 2005.

She also illustrated I Already Know I Love You , by Billy Crystal, which was a #1 New York Times bestselling picture book. Elizabeth lives in Valley Cottage, New York.