MONICA KULLING is the author of over fifty books for children, including many Step into Reading Books and the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third book in the series,┬аIn the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up,┬аwas chosen as a Once Upon a World Children's Book Award Honor Book by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The sixth book in the series,┬аSpic-and-Span! Lillian Gilbreth's Wonder Kitchen┬аwon the┬аNorth Dakota Library Association 2016 Flicker Tale ChildrenтАЩs Book Award in the non-fiction category. Monica Kulling lives in Toronto, Canada.
GENE BARRETTA has written and illustrated many books for children, including the nonfiction picture books Timeless Thomas and Now & Ben. Prior to his work on childrenтАЩs books, GeneтАЩs animations could be seen on Sesame Street. Visit him online at genebarretta.com.