Susan Lynn Meyer is the author of three previous picture books, including New Shoes, winner of the Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award and the New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award. She is also the author of three award-winning middle-grade historical novels. Her works have been chosen as Junior Library Guild, PJ Library, and PJ Our Way selections, and have been translated into German and Chinese. Susan is an English professor at Wellesley College and lives outside Boston. Jaya Mehta was previously a professor of English literature at Vanderbilt and Butler Universities and now works as a freelance fiction writer for children. Jaya won a LitUp Fellowship from Reese's Book Club for a YA manuscript in 2022. She lives outside Boston, among all the animals left behind by her college-age twins. Parvati Pillai is a versatile illustrator and visual designer living in Finland. She grew up in the vibrant country of India and has been passionate about the interplay of colors since she was a child. When she is not experimenting with new illustration styles, Parvati enjoys storytelling, gardening, and being in nature.
