A Bit of Applause for Mrs. Claus
Jeannie Schick-Jacobowitz and Susie Schick-Pierce are sisters and  collaborators and a powerful creative team, along with Jeannie's daughter  Muffin Drake. The three have collaborated on numerous mini-books and gift  books, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Jeannie lives in  West Long Branch, New Jersey, and Langley, Washington. Susie lives in  Leesburg, Virginia, and Boca Raton, Florida, and is a graduate of the  University of Connecticut. Muffin lives in West Allenhurst, New  Jersey.Wendy Malinow has a degree in fine arts and business and has  exhibited her work in galleries and museums since 1980. As an illustrator,  she has provided illustrations for books published by Peter Pauper Press  and Tricycle Press and the American Girl series (diaries and journals) for  Pleasant Company. She lives in Portland, Oregon.