Smart About the Presidents

Jon Buller and his wife, Susan Schade, have been writing and illustrating children’s books for more than 20 years and have published more than 30 works, including The Noisy Counting Book, 20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea, Toad on the Road, and I Love You, Good Night. They live in Lyme, Connecticut.

Maryann Cocca-Leffler (maryanncoccaleffler.com) is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 65 books for children. Maryann’s inspiration comes from all around her: children, family, school visits, current news, and the people she meets along the way. Her popular Let It . . . seasons series has sold over two million copies. Maryann grew up in the Boston area and has a BFA in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She now happily lives and works in Portland, Maine. You can follow Maryann on Twitter @MCLeffler and on Instagram @maryanncoccaleffler.

Dana Regan is a writer and illustrator of more than 75 children’s books, including Smart About the Presidents, Smart About the First Ladies, and Monkey See, Monkey Do. Prior to publishing these works, she designed greeting cards for Hallmark. Regan lives in Kansas City with her sons, Joe and Tommy.

Susan Saunders is an author of many nonfiction books for children.

Susan Schade and her husband Jon Buller have been collaborating on children’s books for more than 20 years, and have published more than 30 books. The Noisy Counting Book was one of the first books they created together.

Jill Weber has illustrated numerous books for children and adults, including The Story of Hanukkah; the Sydney Taylor Book Award winner The Story of Passover; and the New York Times bestseller The Christmas Tree, which was written by Julie Salamon. She lives on a farm in New Hampshire.