Author Donna Griffin lives in Greenfield, IN. She has been a writer, editor, and teacher for more than 30 years. A native Hoosier, she worked as editor and general manager of the Times-Post weekly newspaper in Pendleton, IN, and also worked at newspapers in Central IN for 16 years, owning and operating her own weekly newspaper. She is currently president and CEO of Dani's Dreams Innovation in Education Corp., a media education nonprofit that provides young people of all ages a chance to Create • Explore • Discover. This is her first picture book.
Illustrator Troy Cummings has worked on a sleigh-load of books, including The Notebook of Doom series (Scholastic); Little Red Gliding Hood, with Tara Lazar (Random House); and Caring for Your Lion, with Tammi Sauer (Sterling). He likes to sled, build snow-monsters, and drink cocoa with his wife and kids in Greencastle, IN. Visit Troy at troycummings.net.