<p><b>Eric Braun </b>is a children's author and editor who has written dozens of books on many topics, including <i>Make a Friend, Be a Friend </i>and <i>Be Yourself, Like Yourself </i>for the Little Laugh & Learn® series and <i>How to Take the ACHE Out of Mistakes </i>and <i>How to Take the GROAN Out of Grown-Ups </i>for the Laugh & Learn® series. His books have won awards and honors including the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, a Foreword Book of the Year Gold Award, a Benjamin Franklin Award, and many others. One of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. A McKnight Artist Fellow and an Aspen Summer Words scholar for his fiction, Eric earned an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. He lives in Minneapolis.</p><br><p><b>Steve Mark</b> is a freelance illustrator and a part-time puppeteer. He lives in Minnesota and is the father of three and the husband of one. Steve has illustrated many books for children, including the Little Laugh & Learn® series and all the books in the Laugh & Learn® series for older kids.</p>
