Claudia Mills is the acclaimed author of many books for children, including Kelsey Green, Reading Queen and Annika Riz, Math Whiz, the first two books in the Franklin School Friends series. She also teaches philosophy at the University of Denver. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Rob Shepperson has illustrated many books for children, including the previous books in the Franklin School Friends series and The Memory Bank, a collaboration with Carolyn Coman. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.