Leslie Muir is a writer, painter and poet. She is also a very adventuresome amateur chef (though she has never knowingly cooked a bug). Leslie lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her computer geek husband, two high-spirited sons, and a large German Shepherd who likes to eat flies. This is her first book for children.
Carrie Gifford spent many years teaching children's theater before founding her Greeting Card company, Red Cap Cards, with her husband Hal Mertz. This is Carrie's first book with Disney-Hyperion. She lives in Los Angeles, California.