Supriya Kelkar is an Indian American author and mixed-media illustrator who has been honored by the Michigan House of Representatives and Governor Whitmer for her outstanding contribution to children's literature. She is the creator of And Yet You Shine: the Kohinoor Diamond , Colonization, and Resistance , her author-illustrator debut, as well as the author of the 2002 middle-school Global Read Aloud Selection Strong as Fire , Fierce as Flame , American as Paneer Pie , That Thing About Bollywood , and The Cobra's Song . She lives in Michigan with her husband and kids. Ani Bushry is a graduate of the University of West England with a background in graphic design and illustration. She has created illustrations, character designs for animations, and content for marketing campaigns and social awareness campaigns for clients including NPR, UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, the Maldivian NGO Arc, and the Yes We Can Foundation. Her picture books include Bhangra Baby by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal and Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party by Saadia Faruqi. Ani Bushry lives in the Maldives with her husband and cats.