Lynn Plourde (www.lynnplourde.com) is the author of more than thirty children’s books including Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud, Moose, of Course, Bella’s Fall Coat, and Lost Trail. Her books have received a variety of recognitions including Lupine Honor Awards, Maine Student Book Award, Maine Literary Award, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award. Lynn is a “teaching author” who visits many schools and shares writing advice. She “hibernates” high on a ridge in Winthrop, Maine, where she has seen deer, fox, wild turkeys, and other critters in her yard, but not a single black bear—yet! Teri Weidner got her start at Cricket magazine in 1989. Since that time she has illustrated more than twenty books for children. She lives with her family in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.