Joan Marie Galat lives in the Alberta countryside near Edmonton, where she can often be found gazing upwards. She shares her love of the sky in the Dot to Dot in the Sky series, which offers both science and stories from ancient cultures about our environment and the night sky. Joan's writing career began with a weekly newspaper column when she was 12 years old. Now an award-winning and best-selling author, she has written more than a dozen books for both children and adults. She provides freelance writing and editing through her communications business, MoonDot Media, and is a frequent presenter at schools and libraries. While Alberta's long winter nights and big prairie sky are ideal for stargazing, Joan also enjoys other pastimes such as reading, camping, kayaking, spending time outdoors, and even stiltwalking. She likes to travel and picnic, which led to her book Day Trips from Edmonton . Visit Joan's websites at www.

joangalat.com and www.moondotmedia. com for details on her books, presentations, and writing workshops. Georgia Graham has been a compulsive drawer ever since she was a child growing up in Calgary, Alberta. She graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1982 where she majored in Visual Communications. She has written and illustrated Cub's Journey Home, Where Wild Horses Run, The Lime Green Secret, A Team Like No Other , and The Strongest Man This Side of Cremona , as well as illustrating many children's books by other authors. Her books often reflect Alberta's landscape, communities, farms, and ranches.

She illustrates in chalk pastel on sanded paper and paints with acrylic on canvas. Her books and art can be viewed at www.georgiagraham.com. Georgia lives with her husband on a small farm on the edge of Lacombe, Alberta. Her grown children and granddaughter live nearby.