Me and the Measure of Things

Joan Sweeney grew up in Toledo, Ohio. In addition to Me and the Measure of Things, she wrote Me on the Map, Me and My Place in Space, Me and My Amazing Body, Me and My Family Tree, Me Counting Time and Me and My Senses. She used to spend Saturday mornings taking free art classes at the Toledo Museum of Art. She has three "grown-up" children and five grandchildren. Joan Sweeney passed away in March 2017.

Katie Kath earned an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and works as a freelance illustrator. She is the illustrator of the middle grade favorite Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer. You can learn more about her work at ktkath.com. Or follow her on Instagram at KatieKathDraws, or on Twitter at @kathk_me.