Make a Friend, Be a Friend

Eric Braun is a children's author and editor who has written dozens of books on many topics. He is the coauthor of the Free Spirit titles The Survival Guide for Money Smarts and How to Take the ACHE Out of Mistakes, and one of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. Books Eric has worked on have won awards and honors including the Eugene M.

Emme Astronautical Literature Award, a Foreword Book of the Year Gold Award, a Benjamin Franklin Award, and many others. A McKnight Artist Fellow and an Aspen Summer Words scholar for his fiction, he earned an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Eric lives in Minneapolis with his wife, two kids, and a dog who is afraid of cardboard.

He does not like sardine smoothies, thank you very much, but he loves being a good friend. Steve Mark is a freelance illustrator and a part-time puppeteer. He lives in Minnesota and is the father of three and the husband of one.

Steve has illustrated many books for children, including the Little Laugh & Learn series and all the books in the Laugh & Learn(R) series for older kids.