Pat Lamondin Skene retired from the world of banking to find her voice. She is a Métis author of seven books for children, including What a Hippopota-Mess!, Rhyme Stones and Monster Lunch. Her forthcoming memoir, Swiftly Flowing Waters, shares more stories of her childhood growing up on the Magnetawan River. Pat keeps her imagination fed and watered in Oakville, Ontario.

GRAHAM ROSS is an illustrator and designer who has illustrated many books for a wide range of Canadian childrens' book publishers. He lives in Merrickville, Ontario.