Kristin Kladstrup is the author of the middle-grade novel The Book of Story Beginnings. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
Matt Tavares is the illustrator of Lady Liberty, by Doreen Rappaport; Iron Hans: A GrimmsтАЩ Fairy Tale, retold by Stephen Mitchell; Jack and the Beanstalk, retold by E. Nesbit; and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. He has also written and illustrated three books inspired by baseball: Mudball, OliverтАЩs Game, and ZacharyтАЩs Ball. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.