Gail Small is a Fulbright Memorial Scholar and People-to-People Ambassador. She has been named to Who's Who In American Colleges and Universities, Who's Who Among American Teachers, and is certified with The William Glasser Institute. She has been featured at national and international conferences on the subjects of communication, self-esteem, creativity, and gifted and challenged children. As an educator of 35 years, consultant, author, and international motivational speaker, her goal is to reach and inspire children, parents and teachers throughout the world! Small is the author of Joyful Learning: No One Ever Wants To Go To Recess! (2003), Joyful Parenting: Before You Blink, They'll Be Grown (2005), and co-author of The Big Squeal: A Wild, True, and Twisted Tail (2005) and Life's Little Lessons: An Inch-by-Inch Tale of Success (2006), all available from Rowman & Littlefield Education. Kendra Yoshinaga is the top speller in Ventura County, California. In 2006, she tied for 14th place in the 79th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. She is an avid reader who enjoys novels, music, blogging, politics, and has a concern about the environment and world peace. She is also a university talent search participant. David Endelman's cartoons have appeared in local newspapers as well as national and international publications. His interests in graphics range from cartooning to cartography to computer generated fine art. He is also the illustrator of The Big Squeal: A Wild, True, and Twisted Tail (2005) and Life's Little Lessons: An Inch By Inch Tale of Success (2006).