Biographical note

Kate Messner is the award-winning author of UNDER THE SNOW, UP IN THE GARDEN AND DOWN IN THE DIRT, OVER AND UNDER THE POND, OVER AND UNDER THE RAINFOREST, and OVER AND UNDER THE CANYON, HOW TO READ A STORY, and THE BRILLIANT DEEP, as well as more than a dozen other books for young readers. Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family. When she’s not writing, she loves spending time outside—cross-country skiing, hiking, swimming, and digging in her gardens. Christopher Silas Neal is the award-winning artist of OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW, UP IN THE GARDEN AND DOWN IN THE DIRT, OVER AND UNDER THE POND, OVER AND UNDER THE RAINFOREST, and OVER AND UNDER THE CANYON. His work has been published in a variety of books and magazines and featured on television. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn.