JULIE HONAN JOHNSTON grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, almost a thousand miles from the nearest ocean. When she and her four siblings took their first plunge in the stormy Pacific, the intrigue was instant. She went on to discover many more oceans and lands and has shared her passion for these places as an educator and writer. Though she doesn't currently live in the sea, she and her family live delightfully close to the Pacific Ocean in Berkeley, California. If You Lived in the Sea, Who Would You Be? is her first book for children. To find out more about Julie, visit juliehonanjohnston.com. MEG SODANO is fascinated by changes in the natural world.

life cycles, migrations, seasons, tides, weather. and with interactions among species and their environments. She uses her first-hand experiences, knowledge of biology, and training in science illustration to make picture books about ecology and conservation. Her illustrations appear in Beaver and Otter Get Along. Sort Of by Sneed B. Collard III, Salamander Sky by Katy Farber, and Lila's Harbor by C. J. Talbert.

Meg lives in Schenectady, New York. To find out more about Meg, visit msodanoillustration.com.