Ruth Spiro is an award-winning childrens book author and freelance writer whose articles, essays, and stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies. Her debut picture book, Lester Fizz, Bubble-Gum Artist (Dutton), won awards from Writers Digest and Willamette Writers and was a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year. nIrene Chan enjoys making beautiful things. She is an art director, designer, artist, amateur photographer, and illustrator.n