With more than 34 million books in print,┬аJan Brett┬аis one of the nation's foremost illustrators of children's books. ┬аAs a child, she decided to be an illustrator and spent much of her time reading and drawing. As a student at the Boston Museum School, Jan spent many hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Travel is also a constant inspiration, so with her husband,┬аJoe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she┬аvisits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work.┬аJan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts.
Graeme Malcolm has appeared on and off Broadway in Aida, The King and I, Lincoln Center's Hapgood, and M. Butterfly (National Tour). His television appearances include Law & Order, Follow the River, and Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier). Film credits include A Further Gesture, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and Reunion.