Joan Holub has hundreds of pencils. Some are red. Others are glittery, sporty, or full of holiday cheer. They are all supersharp and good at writing books. They’ve helped Joan write more than 130 books. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Learn more at www.joanholub.com. Melissa Sweet has illustrated nearly 100 children’s books, including the Caldecott Honor Book The Right Word and A River of Words and the Sibert Medal winner Balloons Over Broadway. She used 17 HB pencils in creating this book, and saves all her pencil stubs. She lives in Rockport, Maine. See all of her books at Melissasweet.net.