JOAN SWEENEY

Joan Sweeney grew up in Toledo, Ohio. She used to spend Saturday mornings taking free art classes at the Toledo Museum of Art. She has three "grown-up" children and five grandchildren. She wrote many more books after she first wrote Me on the Map. Joan Sweeney died in March 2017. Ed Miller is a New York-based illustrator and designer who specializes in children's book illustration and product design.