CORINNE DEMAS is the author of many popular books for adults and children, including Saying Goodbye to Lulu, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and won the ASPCA Henry Berg award. She is a professor of English at Mount Holyoke College lives in Massachusetts. www.corinnedemas.com R.W. ALLEY has illustrated nearly a hundred books for children, including Tiger Can't Sleep by S.J. Ford, Cat Skiddo by Bethany Roberts and the beloved Paddington series. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two sons. www.rwalley.com