Catherine Ham has lived and traveled in many countries. She speaks three languages fluently and gets by with several more. As a language specialist, she taught high school English and Afrikaans. She is the author of several best-selling knitting books and four nature nonfiction books for children. Anthony Owsley has drawn more than thirteen humorous books for children. He has also done animation work for Cartoon Network and provided gag cartoons to various publications like Cracked, The Funny Times, and Mangajin. He lives in Georgia with his wife and a cat who throws up a lot.