Katharine Ross has worked in children's publishing for many years. She has written scores of children's books under a variety of noms de plume. As Kate Klimo, she is the author of the bestsellingThe Dragon in the Sock Drawer, the first book in the Dragon Keepers series. Carolyn Crollhas illustrated many popular children's books, including several that she also wrote. She lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, amid her collections of folk art, toys, books, and beads.