About the Author

Jessica L. Jankowski - Gallo is an early childhood teacher at the Emily Meschter Early Learning Center in the Flowing Wells School District in Tucson, Arizona. Jessica is a Tucson native with a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Arizona. Judy Nostrant is a master illustrator. She is retired and calls Tucson home. Nicholas I. Clement is the Ernest W. McFarland Citizen's Chair in Education, an endowed Professor of Practice at Northern Arizona University.