Zoe Meyer was a public school teacher for many years. After her retirement, she spent the remaining years of her life writing and teaching the Baha'i Faith. Winifred Barnum-Newman is an award-winning author, illustrator, poet, painter, sculptor and designer. She is internationally recognized as the author and illustrator of her own books as well as an illustrator of the work of others. Two of her books have garnered options for television projects. She has written screen treatments, newspaper articles and created a number of characters for proposed animated series. Her extensive work spans print, stage, television and multi-media.