Laurie Elmquist is the author of several books for young readers including Where's Burgess? which was short-listed for both the Chocolate Lily Award and the Silver Birch Award. She holds an MA in Literature and creative writing from the University of Windsor in Ontario and has been published in several magazines and anthologies. She teaches creative writing at Camosun College in Victoria, British Columbia and online at the University of Calgary. Laurie lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Elly MacKay creates tiny worlds from cut paper, ink and light, which she then photographs. Her work has been featured in international publications, including O: The Oprah Magazine, Chatelaine and Cosmopolitan.

“MacKay’s...illustrations are dreamlike…This board book...captures the beauty of the ocean, and it would evoke pleasant memories when falling asleep. Recommended.” - CM Magazine

"This lovely introduction to a beach environment is a good read for naptime and evening sharing." - School Library Journal

“A gentle and gorgeous book." - Quill & Quire

★ "Dreamy artwork and verse reassure readers who are headed to bed...Enchanting, engaging, and restful." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A lovely, warm, emotive story which warms both heart and soul." - Resource Links

"The text is lyrical...with greatly lulling effect...MacKay's evocatively lit cut- and marbled-paper dioramas are equally soothing, rendered in pastel twilight tones that suit the mood...A seaside bedtime idyll." - Kirkus Reviews