EMILY JENKINS has written many acclaimed books for children, including three chapter books about the toys: Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home. In a starred review, The Horn Book called Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School "funny, authentic, and insightful." Emily's picture books include the Sydney Taylor Award-winning All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, which received four starred reviews; A Greyhound, a Groundhog, which received five starred reviews; Toys Meet Snow, recipient of four starred reviews; Water in the Park, a Booklist Editors' Choice and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; and two Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Books. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

PETE OSWALD is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg, as well as the bestselling The Bad Seed, The Smart Cookie, and The Sour Grape. He has worked as a character designer, a concept artist, and an art director on many popular films, including Madagascar 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Angry Birds. This is his first chapter book. Pete lives in Santa Monica, California.