<p>Julie Nelson is passionately committed to supporting society’s most highly stressed children.</p><p>She is a teacher and home visitor for the Families Together Preschool, a nonprofit early intervention program, and an instructor at the University of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development.</p><br><p>Mary Gallagher has degrees in studio arts and occupational therapy.</p><p>In addition to illustrating books, she is a pediatric occupational therapist in St. Paul charter schools and the Families Together Preschool.</p>