Sheldon Oberman is an author, storyteller and teacher living in Winnipeg with his wife, Lisa. He is the father of 3 children — Adam, Mira and Jesse — and 12 books, including The Always Prayer Shawl, The Shaman's Nephew and The Wisdom Bird. Blair Drawson has authored and illustrated seven children's books including Flying Dimitri, a 1997 nominee for the Governor General's Award in Illustration. Educated in drawing and painting at Toronto's Ontario College of Art, Mr. Drawson has exhibited his paintings worldwide. Blair currently resides in Toronto withhis wife and two children.