Biographical note

Tammi Sauer, a former teacher and library media specialist, is a full-time children’s book author who presents at schools and conferences across the country. She has published 30 picture books with more on the way. In addition to winning awards and earning starred reviews, Sauer’s books have gone on to do great things. Chicken Dance, a musical based on her book of the same name, is currently touring the nation; Wordy Birdy is a Kids’ Indie Next List book, the 2020 Book Choice for Read Across Oklahoma, and a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year; and Your Alien, an NPR Best Book of the Year, has been released in Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and French, which makes her feel extra fancy. To learn more about her, please visit tammisauer.com. Troy Cummings is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator behind Can I Be Your Dog? and The Notebook of Doom series. He has written and illustrated more than 40 children’s books. His illustrations have appeared in newspapers, magazines, greeting cards, board games, jigsaw puzzles, a French opera, and on the back of a box of fish sticks. Troy lives in Greencastle, Indiana, where he steals jokes from his wife, kids, cats, and goldfish. Please visit him online at troycummings.net.