COURTNEY CARBONE is a children's book writer and editor in New York City. Her favorite things include trivia nights, board games, stand-up comedy, improv, bookstores, libraries, brick-oven pizza, salted-caramel macarons, and '90s pop culture. Visit her on the Web at @CBCarbone and CourtneyCarbone.com. BILLY WRECKS writes about monsters, aliens, and superheroes from his secret lair in Spuyten Duyvil, New York. His one-eyed pug, Virgil, plays a major role in his creative process.