Martha Seif Simpson is the former Head of Children's Services at the Stratford Library, where she worked for 28 years. She is a past chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee and now volunteers at a synagogue library. Martha is the author of What NOT to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day , The Dreidel That Wouldn't Spin , and Esther's Gragger . She lives in Hamden, CT. Find her on Facebook at Martha Kidlit Author and on her website: www.martha-seif-simpson.com. D.

Yael Bernhard is the illustrator, designer, and author of numerous award-winning children's books. She brings a variety of influences to her work, including African art, studies in Eastern and Western religion, and a love of nature that fills her daily life in the Catskill Mountains of NY. Ms. Bernhard is also a fine-art painter, arts-in-ed teacher, and bnei mitzvah tutor. Her Wisdom Tales titles include Never Say a Mean Word Again , The Dreidel That Wouldn't Spin , Esther's Gragger , and Just Like Me, Climbing a Tree. Find her books, illustrations, and fine art at dyaelbernhard.com.