Margaret McCartney and Jodi Levine

Margaret and Jodi have been friends since they met at RISD, and their shared love of nattily dressed mice, crafts, and all things miniature made this book so much fun to create.

Margaret McCartney has illustrated two previous books for children, This Is a Book to Read with a Worm and We’re Not Gonna Take It. Her illustrations and designs have appeared on everything from garden gloves to kids clothes to holiday ornaments. She lives in New York City with her family including their cat, Marie, who has mixed feelings about mice. You can see more of her work at margaret-mccartney.com.

Jodi Levine is a lifelong crafter and founder of SuperMakeIt, a brand celebrating crafts made from everyday materials. Her two books, with Potter Craft, are Candy Aisle Crafts followed by Paper Good Projects and she self-published an e-book, Toilet Tube Treasury. Jodi spent 19 years at Martha Stewart Living, where she was Editorial Director of Martha Stewart Kids and Baby magazines. She develops craft content for brands such as Sesame Workshop and is a regular contributor to publications such as the New York Times and The Week Junior. She was a judge on HBO’s Craftopia, and has appeared on The Today Show and elsewhere. She lives in the Hudson Valley, NY, with her family.