Dr. Dianne Blomberg, author of Sam and Gram and the First Day of School, is a nationally recognized expert in relationship communication and a professor of human communication research in Denver. Visit her at www.dianneblomberg.com and follow her on Facebook: @Diane.Blomberg and Twitter: @DianeBlomberg. George Ulrich, illustrator of Sam and Gram and the First Day of School, has been illustrating children's books for more than 25 years. The father of two grown sons and the grandfather of one small granddaughter, he lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Suzanne, who is also an artist.