Rajani LaRocca was born in Bangalore, India, and immigrated to the United States when she was a baby. She is an award-winning author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor Book Red, White, and Whole and the picture books I'll Go and Come Back , illustrated by Sara Palacios; Masala Chai, Fast and Slow , illustrated by Neha Rawat; and Mauntie and Me , illustrated by Nadia Alam. Rajani LaRocca lives in Massachusetts with her family. Find her online at rajanilarocca.com. Cindy Derby is an author and illustrator of many critically acclaimed books for children, including Outside In by Deborah Underwood, which received a Caldecott Honor; The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azúa Kramer; and How to Have a Birthday by Mary Lyn Ray. Cindy Derby lives with her family in San Francisco.