Ann Martin Bowler was born in the United States and raised in Ojai, California. She is a full-time writer and has traveled with her family to Indonesia many times. Gecko's Complaint is her fourth children's book. She is also the author of Adventures of The Treasure Fleet: How China Discovered the World (published by Tuttle Publishing).
I Gusti Made Sukanada was born in Bali. He began painting at the age of 11 and has been a painter by profession since. He paints in a traditional Balinese style, using acrylic paint, pen and ink. Sukanada's work has been shown in many countries around the world.
