JACK PRELUTSKY is America's #1children's poet with books such as The New Kid on the Block and If Not for the Cat, favorites of both kids and their teachers. His anthologies of poetry also reflect his deep understanding of what children like and feel. He lives in Mercer Island, Washington.

MEILO SO has illustrated many award-winning picture books and collections of poetry, including Jack Prelutsky's bestselling anthology The 20th-Century Children's Poetry Treasury. She lives in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.