Patricia Toht is the author of Pick a Pine Tree and many other childrens books. She once owned a childrens bookshop called Never Never Land before turning a love of books into a love of writing. Patricia Toht lives in Atascadero, CA. nJarvis is the illustrator of Pick a Pine Tree. He is also an animator who has worked as both a record jacket designer and an animation director. The author-illustrator of Alans Big, Scary Teeth; Mrs. Mole, Im Home!; and Tropical Jerry, Jarvis lives in Manchester, England.n