Carmen Agra Deedy, a New York Times best-selling author (14 Cows for America) and nationally known storyteller has been writing and telling stories for more than thirty years. Her books have received numerous awards and honors, including a Pura Belpre Honor, Christopher, Jane Addams Honor, and an E.B.White Read-Aloud Honor.

Carmen has presented at many prestigious venues, but children are her favorite audience. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the United States as a refugee and like most immigrants sees the world from multiple perspectives. She lives in Georgia.

Brian Lies has illustrated over thirty books, including the 2019 Caldecott Honor-winning The Rough Patch, which also won a SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, and his New York Times bestselling bat series (Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, Bats at the Ballgame, and Bats in the Band).

He now lives in a seaside town in Massachusetts with his wife, daughter, and two cats. His hobbies are bicycling, woodworking, and tending a big vegetable garden behind the house.