EVE BUNTING is the author of the Caldecott Medal-winning
Smoky Night as well as two other books about Little Badger. Ms. Bunting's many honors include the prestigious Kerlan Award for her body of work. She lives in Southern California.
LEUYEN PHAM graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She is the illustrator of Piggies in a Polka by Kathi Appelt, Before I Was Your Mother by Kathryn Lasky, and two other books about Little Badger. Ms. Pham lives in San Francisco, California.