Alan Katz has been a print and television comedy writer for more than twenty years. In addition to being a multiple Emmy nominee for his work on The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Disney's Raw Toonage , he has written for children's programming on Nickelodeon, ABC Television, Warner Brothers Animation's Taz-Mania , and many others. Alan lives in Weston, Connecticut, with his family. Ellen Duda is an illustrator and book designer who has worked in children's publishing for the last ten years. Her artwork has been used by newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, and software companies. Her favorite party fact is that she lived on a school bus for six months after college and traveled around the country teaching gardening. She currently lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her family.