Natasha Wing was born in Milford, Connecticut, in 1960. At the age of 20 she moved to Arizona where she finished college at Arizona State University in 1982 with a BS in advertising. In 1991 she decided to write children's books. She sold her first book, Hippity Hop , Frog on Top , within six months and has been writing children's books and articles ever since. The Night Before series began with The Night Before Easter and has grown into a best-selling series of more than 20 titles. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Amy Wummer is the illustrator of over fifty children's books. In 1998 and 2007, she received the Highlights for Children Cover of the Year award.

Amy has illustrated several books in "The Night Before" series. She lives in Reading, Pennsylvania.