LORI HASKINS HOURAN is a former children's book editor at Random House and Golden Books. She's the author of Let's Go Apple Picking , My Little Golden Book About George Washington , The Tale of Paul Bunyan , My Little Golden Book About Johnny Appleseed, and numerous leveled reading titles, including Too Many Dogs and The $25,000 Flight. Learn more about Lori at lorihaskinshouran.com. NILA AYE has been an illustrator for more than 20 years. She is influenced by mid-century design and children's books from that era. She lives in London, England. She also illustrated the Little Golden Book Let's Go Apple Picking.