Phyllis Alsdurf is a former journalism and creative writing professor and the author of Thanksgiving in the Woods, A Simple Christmas on the Farm, Halloween in the Orchard, Easter on the Farm, and It's Milking Time. Phyllis lives in Minnesota where she enjoys gardening and bird watching, biking and kayaking. She loves to explore small towns on the prairie and host summer tea parties under the enormous maples in her back yard. Lisa Hunt is a freelance illustrator living near London, England. She has a degree in fine art from Coventry University. She has illustrated several books and worked for publishers in the United States and the United Kingdom. When not at her desk, Lisa can usually be found in the local coffee shop happily eating carrot cake, or sitting on the staircase at home waggling a bit of string at an over-excitable ginger cat.
