Erin Dealey is an award-winning children's author and playwright. Erin has published dozens of books celebrating kindness and community, including Dear Earth. . . From Your Friends in Room 5 (NYSRA Charlotte Award) and Snow Globe Wishes (Anna Dewdney Read Together Honor Book). With decades of experience as a language arts and theater teacher, she loves motivating kids to read, write, and make art. She lives in Northern California with her husband. Luciana Navarro Powell grew up and started her illustration career in Brazil before moving to the United States in 2002. She worked as an art buyer for an educational publisher in the Chicago area, before moving to California and becoming a full-time illustrator. She now lives in Washington state and has illustrated more than 20 children's books. In her free time, she loves to go hiking with her family and paint en plein air.
