Laura A. Stewart

Laura A. Stewart and her family live a short stroll from the banks of River Raisin in Michigan. Here they’ve spent many seasons catching toads and turtles, saving baby birds, avoiding snakes, and watching cicadas emerge from their shells. Laura has enjoyed creating stories from these nature experiences while raising her almost-grown family, and now relishes grandparenting and the many antics that go with it. Her education is in child development and elementary education. Her splashy little picture book, Puddle Jumper, was published in 2013. Look for her next concept picture book, Clucky’s Week.

Wendy Kennedy and her husband raised their family for thirty-eight years over the river and a few miles from the Bridge School. She enjoys participating in historical reenactments, painting theater sets, restoring old statues, and experimenting with art forms.