Deborah Schecter is a writer and editor of books for educators and children. Some of her previous Scholastic titles include Follow-the-Directions Art: Nursery Rhymes, Follow-the-Directions: Easy Origami, Teaching Reading and Writing With Nursery Rhymes, Sight Word Manipulatives for Reading Success, and My First Little Readers: Level A.

Liza Charlesworth is the editor and author of hundreds of books and teaching materials including Laugh-a-Lot! Phonics, Nonfiction Phonics Readers, AlphaTales, First Little Readers, Just-Right Readers, Science Vocabulary Readers, Buddy Readers, First Little Comics, and Sight Word Stories. She is the recipient of 12 Ed Press awards and three Teacher's Choice honors. Charlesworth lives in New York City with her husband and twin sons, who provide daily inspiration.