Tina Cho is a teacher and the author of Korean Festivals and Rice from Heaven. She's also the author of more than 100 guided reading books for a variety of educational publishers. Tina was born and raised in Iowa, but now lives and teaches in South Korea. Guy Wolek has worked as a courtroom sketch artist, illustrated children's books, and developed characters for animation during the course of his 35-year career. Carson Chooses Forgiveness, Dinner with Olivia(TM), and the Maximilian P. series are just a few of his illustration credits.

Mouse is a character from the Time Traveler series. Guy is a father and grandfather who lives in Southern California with his 30-year-old wife.