Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous beloved books for young people, including the picture books Everyone Starts Small , Kate, Who Tamed the Wind , One Dark Bird , the Caldecott Honor book All the World , and many more. Her previous co-authored books with Audrey Vernick include Bob, Not Bob! , The World's Best Class Plant , and The Family Tree . She has taught at Austin Community College, the Writing Barn, the Writers' League of Texas, Whale Rock Workshops, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives and writes in Austin, Texas. Find more at www.LizGartonScanlon.com. Audrey Vernick is an author of fiction and nonfiction for young readers.

Her titles include The World's Best Class Plant , All Star: How Larry Doby Smashed the Color Barrier in Baseball , First Grade Dropout , and the novel After the Worst Thing Happens . She is a three-time recipient of the New Jersey Arts Council's writing fellowship, and her books have been translated into over a dozen languages. She lives with her family in New Jersey. Visit her at AudreyVernick.com. Daniel Miyares is the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of Float , Night Out , That is My Dream , Bring Me A Rock! , and Hope at Sea , and the graphic memoir How to Say Goodbye in Cuban , among other titles. He is also the illustrator of numerous picture books, like Big and Small and In-Between by Carter Higgins and The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity by Amy Alznauer. He lives in Kansas with his wife, their two children, and a dog named Violet.