Author, Kevin Hardy, spent 25 years on the fringes of the movie business to support his real love, writing. Known for his poetry and short stories, this is his first children's book. He lives in Cygnet, Ohio where unfortunately the swans are only imaginary. Illustrator, Peter Koelsch, is an American artist now living in Germany. He works in many mediums and is most famous for his 600lb, bigger than life size, green aluminum tiger sculpture found in Grand Rapids, Ohio. His illustrations in this book are paper and pencil with the color done with photoshop.