About the Author

KATE KLIMO is the author of the hit middle-grade Dragon Keepers series and the YA Centauriad series. She lives in New Paltz, New York, with her husband and two horses, Fancy and Harry. For over two decades, Kate Klimo led the Dr. Seuss publishing program at Random House, including the development of the Cat in the Hat Learning Library books and the production of the PBS Kids TV showThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

The husband-and-wife team of STEVE JOHNSON and LOU FANCHER has illustrated over thirty books, includingJim Henson- The Guy Who Played with Puppetsby Kathleen Krull;The Boy on Fairfield Street, also by Kathleen Krull;My Many Colored Daysby Dr. Seuss;New York's Bravestby Mary Pope Osborne; andAmazing Peaceby Maya Angelou. Their book with Lois Duncan,I Walk at Night, was aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book. They are also the recipients of a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal.