Terry Andrews was the pseudonym of George Selden (1929-1989), best known for his 1961 children's book The Cricket in Times Square, which won the Newbery Honor and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) is the author and illustrator of The Unstrung Harp, The Curious Sofa, The Haunted Tea-Cosy, and The Epiplectic Bicycle, among many other books. In addition to illustrating his own stories, Gorey provided drawings to hundreds of books for both children and adults.