Teresa Kim Pecinovsky was born in South Korea and raised in Iowa. An ordained minister and hospice chaplain, she lives with her spouse and two children in Houston, Texas. Khoa Le is an author and the illustrator of numerous picture books, including The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang, an ALA Notable Children's Book. Other recent awards include the Picture Book Honor Sydney Taylor Book Award and Best Illustration from TOKA Box Top South Asian Children's Books. She lives in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.