Candace Fleming is the author of more than thirty distinguished books for children including
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, winner of an Orbis Pictus Honor and the Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book, and
Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper. Her book
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh received the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. She lives in Chicago.
Eric Rohmann is the award-winning author and/or illustrator of many beloved books for children. He received a Caldecott Honor for
Time Flies and a Caldecott medal for
My Friend Rabbit. He also collaborated with Candace Fleming on
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, winner of an Orbis Pictus Honor and the Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book. They live in Chicago, Illinois.