Donna Marie (Pitino) Merritt is the author of 15 award-winning math and science books for children, including TOO-TALL TINA. She is also a former columnist for TEACHING K-8 magazine, and has written 38 teachers' guides, stories for school writing programs, poetry for all ages, and magazine articles on family, faith, writing, and education. Liza Woodruff is a children's book author/illustrator who creates whimsical books and illustration for children's publishing market with both digital and traditional artwork. Her home is in Vermont, nestled between the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain. When not working in my studio, she can be found on the lake, on the side of a mountain or deep in the woods with her family and/or two dogs.
