Timothy Young has been an animator, puppet maker, toy designer, sculptor, art director, and graphic designer. He is the author/illustrator of The Angry Little Puffin. His favorite part of being an author is traveling to schools and talking to kids.

Nancy Viau is the author of five picture books and several middle-grade novels, including the Schiffer titles Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head, Beauty and Bernice, and Just One Thing! (a 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year). A former teacher and kid at heart, she often visits elementary schools to share her journey to publication and the writing process. Nancy works as a seasonal assistant librarian, and when not reading or writing, she searches for adventure at home and abroad.

Beauty and Bernice is a fun story about middle schoolers fitting in and finding their place and who they are. There's Bernice, who loves skateboarding, and there's Odelia, the pink "princess" who lives across the street. An unlikely pairing, however, they both learn and grow from each other once they let go of their obvious differences. (Ages 8-12) -- Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch