Mary Casanova is author of dozens of books for young readers, including Hush Hush, Forest and * Wake Up, Island,*both also published by the University of Minnesota Press. She and her husband live in a tiny cabin near Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota.

Mary Casanova is author of dozens of books for young readers, including Hush Hush, Forest and * Wake Up, Island,*both also published by the University of Minnesota Press. She and her husband live in a tiny cabin near Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota.

Jordan Sundberg is an artist and illustrator based in Duluth, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and two bunnies. She is coauthor and illustrator of* Fables of the North Shore *.