Peter Arenstam was born on a farm in western Massachusetts but
grew up on the coast in historic Plymouth. He received a bachelor's
degree in philosophy from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and
apprenticed at the Maine Maritime Museum where he became an
instructor and boat builder. Currently, Peter manages the Maritime
Artisans at Plimoth Plantation where he oversees the reproduction
ship Mayflower II. His writings include numerous magazine articles
on nautical history and the children's book Felix and His Mayflower
II Adventures. Peter lives near the ocean in Plymouth with his wife
Susan and their two daughters, Hannah and Abby.
Karen Busch Holman, a BFA graduate of the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst, is the illustrator for the Mitt and Minn
Midwest Series. Karen's work as an illustrator first appeared in G
is for Granite, A New Hampshire Alphabet, and its companion book,
Primary Numbers, which solidified her career as an illustrator. She
is also the creator of the art that adorns every New Hampshire
Heirloom Birth Certificate. More of her work can be seen throughout
New Hampshire in support of the Arts Council and in regional
magazines and publications. She has actively shared her love of art
with many elementary school children throughout New England. Karen
now lives in Loveland, Ohio.
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