Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Sugar Plums to the Rescue!
Whoopi Goldberg is the author of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas books, as well asWhoopi's Big Book of Manners, illustrated by Olo.  She has won a Tony, an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Grammy, as well as two Golden Globes.  In 2001 she was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.  Whoopi Goldberg has appeared in scores of films and is a host of ABC'sThe View.Whoopi Goldberg lives in New York and Vermont.Deborah Underwood's book credits include the Sugar Plum Ballerinas books, as well asGranny Gomez and Jigsaw, illustrated by Scott Magoon, andThe Quiet Book, illustrated by Renata Liwska. Her ballet career was cut short by a tragic lack of talent, but she can sing a mean aria and knows four ukulele chords.Visit her online at www.DeborahUnderwoodBooks.com.Maryn Roos (marynroos.com) was always better at drawing ballerinas than being one. Beyond ballerinas, she has drawn everything from monsters to dancing ducks in dozens of books and several educational software programs, most recently forImagine Learning English. Maryn lives and draws, and very rarely dances, in Provo, Utah.