FRANCESCA HAMPTON has been a Buddhist practitioner since the '70s and helped to establish Tibetan Buddhist centers in California. She later worked as an English language editor at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives and spent a number of years in India and Tibet. She eventually settled into a career as an English as a Second Language and Adult Education teacher. She has authored a few self-published short stories and children's books. Now semi-retired, she finds herself in a golden situation that allows time for meditation, writing, and photography.

JOHN LEDDA is a lifelong lover of children's books and holds an MFA in illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He creates charming, humorous, and heartfelt images and stories for readers of all ages and currently lives and works in the Bay Area.