Alliah Agostini is the author of many picture books and easy readers for children including Junior Library Guild Selection BIG TUNE: Rise of the Dancehall Prince (NYPL and Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book of 2023), Black KidLit Award-winning The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States, Oprah Winfrey: A Little Golden Book Biography, The Juneteenth Cookbook, Great Idea Malia, Blexi, Play!, Scarecited on the First Day of School, No Cat Like Tac, Art's Art, and more. Alliah resides in New Jersey with her husband and two children. She has an AB and an MBA from Harvard.

Sawyer Cloud is an artist based in Madagascar and is a passionate and dedicated illustrator specializing in children's books. She has worked on more than 30 books published around the world and has collaborated with most of the major traditional publishers in children's literature. Her titles include The Juneteenth Story and A Family Looks Like Love. www.sawyer.cloud