Michelle Sinclair Colman is the author of the Urban Babies Wear Black series, which she was inspired to create after the birth of her first child. Now, after a move from Chicago to New York, Michelle draws her inspiration from her two children. Michelle lives Connecticut. Follow her on Twitter at @MichelleSColman.

Paul Schmid is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books for children, including A Pet for Petunia, Oliver and His Alligator, and Hugs from Pearl. In 2010, he was awarded a month-long fellowship with Maurice Sendak. Paul lives in Seattle. You can visit him online at www.paulschmidstudio.com.