JEAN CHANDLER wrote and illustrated several Poky Little Puppy Little Golden Books during the 1970s and 1980s, including The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas and The Poky Little Puppy and the Patchwork Blanket.

SUE DiCICCO is a prolific children's book illustrator and author, as well as a sculptor. Born in Southern California, she attended Cal Arts, then worked for Disney and other studios as an animator before opening her own studio. She illustrated the Little Golden Books The Poky Little Puppy and the Pumpkin Patch and The Poky Little Puppy's Wonderful Winter Day, as well as Random House Step into Reading titles featuring classic Little Golden Book characters from the books The Poky Little Puppy, The Shy Little Kitten, Tawny Scrawny Lion, Tootle, and The Little Red Caboose.