Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, and activist. She is author of the children's picture books Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight and * We Miss You, George Floyd,both published by the University of Minnesota Press, as well as several books for young adults, including See No Co...

Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, and activist. She is author of the children's picture books Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight and * We Miss You, George Floyd,both published by the University of Minnesota Press, as well as several books for young adults, including See No Color, Dream Country,and the Michael L. Printz Honor book The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption,*all winners of Minnesota Book Awards. She teaches at Minneapolis College and was named Educator of the Year in 2023. She lives with her two children in Minneapolis.

Huy Voun Lee is author and illustrator of several picture books, including* Exotic Fruit, Origami Playhouse,and Like a Dandelion,which was a Kirkus Reviews * Best Picture Book of the Year, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and a CCBC Choice. She lives in New York City with her family.