Samara Cole Doyon is both a second-generation Haitian American and a deeply rooted Mainer, with half of the roots of her family tree reaching generations deep into the soil of the Pine Tree State. Her picture-book debut, Magnificent Homespun Brown , received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews , Publishers Weekly , and School Library Journal . You can visit her online at samaracoledoyon.com. Geneva Bowers illustrated the children's books The Dragon Thief , Beyoncé: Shine Your Light , and Curls , among others. She won the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist and a 2018 British Science Fiction Association Award nomination. A self-taught illustrator based in western North Carolina, Geneva loves manipulating color and adding whimsy with a touch of realism and calm. Visit her online at Genevab.

com.