Mary Shockley Knight was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1927. A voracious reader and accomplished writer, Mary has been published in numerous publications including the Christian Science Monitor, the University of Wisconsin humor publication "the Octopus", Carte Blanche Magazine, West Ways Magazine, the Milwaukee Sentinel, and the Ozaukee Press. Mary lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
The story is illustrated by Mary's daughter Laura Knight Cox. A lifelong doodler with a B.A. in Studio Art, Laura’s illustrations have been featured nationally including at the Louisville Slugger Museum in Kentucky, Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, and by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife at various locations across the U.S.. Laura currently resides in Portland, Oregon.