EMILY JENKINS is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for children, including Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School, the fairy-tale collection * Brave Red, Smart Frog,and the Toys Go Out series. She coauthors the Upside-Down Magic series, which is also a movie on Disney Plus. Her ...

EMILY JENKINS is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for children, including Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School, the fairy-tale collection * Brave Red, Smart Frog,and the Toys Go Out series. She coauthors the Upside-Down Magic series, which is also a movie on Disney Plus. Her picture books include the Sydney Taylor Award-winning All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah , * The Kitten Story, Toys Meet Snow, Lemonade in Winter,and Water in the Park.

Manuel Preitano is an Italian illustrator and graphic designer, and the co-creator of the Destiny, NY series. He has worked on a wide range of toy designs, book covers, illustrations, and comic books, both in the U.S. and Italy.