Bridget Heos is the author of more than one hundred children's fiction and nonfiction books, including the Children's Choice Award-winning Mustache Baby series. She visits schools around the country to get kids excited about reading and writing. In quieter moments, she enjoys finding nature in the city with her kids. Visit her at authorbridgetheos.com

Mike Ciccotello will never grow up to be an oak tree, but he did grow up in Westmont, New Jersey--a town with many oak trees and acorns. There were so many acorns that kids couldn't help but make crunching sounds as they walked to school. Mike is the creator of the picture book Twins. He lives with his wife and twin boys by the beach in New Jersey. Visit him at ciccotello.com.