Lori Haskins Houran is a former editor and the author of more than 50 books for kids, including Next to You, Too Many Dogs, My Little Golden Book About George Washington, and several titles for Kane Press. Lori lives in Massachusetts with her family. Deborah Melmon has been a freelance illustrator in the San Francisco Bay area for over 30 years. Among her many picture books are Picnic at Camp Shalom, Speak Up, Tommy, One Good Deed, and Chicken Soup, Chicken, Soup. Deborah lives with a comical Airedale Terrier named Mack.