**Irene Latham & Charles Waters *are "poetic forever friends" first and collaborators second. They are the writing team behind Be a Bridge ; African Town; Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship, which was awarded a Charlotte Huck Honor; and Dictionary for a Bett...

**Irene Latham & Charles Waters *are "poetic forever friends" first and collaborators second. They are the writing team behind Be a Bridge ; African Town; Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship, which was awarded a Charlotte Huck Honor; and Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z, a National Council of Teachers of English Notable Poetry Book. They are also the editors of The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets. Irene Latham & Charles Waters share a passion for poetry and are committed to creating meaningful books for young readers. Irene Latham lives in Alabama, and Charles Waters lives in Georgia. Olivia Suaholds a BFA in illustration from the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She is the illustrator of Water Day / El día del agua by Margarita Engle and Uno Más, One More: A Latino Retelling of an Old Scottish Ballad * by Silvia López. Olivia Sua was born in Washington State and now resides in Beaverton, Oregon.