Shelley Rotner has written and photographed maW award-winning books. She loves hcr family and friends, hcr dog Ginger, sunsets, beach walks, climbing mountains, traveling to forcign countries, taking photographs, ice cream, and finding heart rocks.

Deborah Carlin is a profcssor at thc University of Massachusetts at Amhcrst. Shc loves hcr partner (who is also named Deborah!), hcr kitties, her friends, teaching college, thc color bluc, traveling to different countries, cherries, the smell of baking bread, reading books in bed, and smelling sweet peas in the summcr.