A Pair of Parrots

David A. Adler is a former math teacher and author of more than two hundred books for children. He has collaborated on several science picture books with Anna Raff, including Light Waves and Magnets Push, Magnets Pull, both named finalists for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. He is also the author of the Picture Book Biography series and the Cam Jansen mystery series. He lives in New York.

Clarice Elliott is a Texas-based illustrator and works part time in an elementary school library. This is her first book she has illustrated for children. She lives in Pasadena, Texas.