Kelly Easton Ruben teaches in Hamline University's MFA Writing for Children and Young Adults program in St.Paul, MN. She is the author of ten award-winning children's books, including The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes, Hiroshima Dreams, and Walking on Air.
Joanne Friar grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth where she studied illustration and photography. She and her family make their home in Somerset, Massachusetts.