 Jeanie Ransom started writing for children when she had children, and works primarily in the picture-book genre. When Jeanie isn't writing, visiting schools, or speaking at conferences, she's working with kids at her part-time counseling job, or making lattes at the local Starbucks. Jeanie lives with her family near St. Louis, Missouri. |
 Judy Young is the author of several children's nonfiction, poetry and fiction books and has been in love with writing ever since she showed her grandmother a poem she wrote when she was ten. Judys most cherished honor as a writer was attending performances of her award-winning book, R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet, which was chosen by the Tanner Creative Dance program at the University of Utah for their 58th Annual Performance. In addition to writing, Judy visits schools, conducts writing workshops for students and is a frequent speaker at educational conferences. |