E. Nesbit (1858-1924) spent her childhood in France and Germany and later lived in England. She began writing stories of fantasy and adventure for children in the early 1890s and is renowned for her very real, strong-willed young characters. Her novels include
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1898),
Five Children and It (1902),
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), and
The Railway Children (1906).
Matt Tavares is the illustrator of the seasonal classic
'Twas the Night Before Christmas and the author-illustrator of several baseball-inspired favorites:
Zachary's Ball, Oliver's Game, and
Mudball. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.