Chitra Soundar is the award-winning author of more than forty books for children, including the picture books It's Time to Hush and Say Goodnight , illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat, and Pattan's Pumpkin: A Traditional Flood Story from Southern India , illustrated by Frané Lessac. She is also the author of the chapter books about Sona Sharma, all illustrated by Jen Khatun. Chitra Soundar loves writing picture books, fiction, nonfiction, and verse and travels the world visiting schools and appearing at festivals to bring Indian stories to children everywhere. She grew up in Chennai, India, and lives in southeast London. Sophie Bass is the illustrator of The Magic Callaloo by Trish Cooke and Windrush Child: The Tale of a Caribbean Child Who Faced a New Horizon by John Agard. She draws inspiration from her mixed British and Trinidadian heritage and from music, social justice, mythology, and symbolism. She works by hand, employing traditional techniques with gouache and pen to create contemporary images characterized by strong figures, vivid colors, and a distinctive style. Sophie Bass lives and works in London.