Connie Schofield-Morrison captured the rhythm of the neighborhood in her first picture book, I Got the Rhythm , and again in I Got the Christmas Spirit and I Got the School Spirit . She is also the author of the picture book biography Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom . Connie has been writing since she was a young girl and is inspired every day by the big sounds and bright colors of the world around her. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Instagram: @i_c_o_n_n_i_e Shamar Knight-Justice is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and educator based in Atlanta. He is most content eating pancakes, seeing kids explore their imaginations, and going on long walks with his wife and dog. He is also the illustrator of Ari J.'s Kinky, Curly Crown; Ari J.

's Firefly Rescue ; Big Tune ; Repeat After Me ; Forever and Always ; and Danté Plays His Blues . www.shamarknightjustice.com. Instagram: @shamarknightjustice Twitter: @sknightjustice.