As the past president of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Dylan Pritchett is dedicated to passing on the rich African oral tradition of storytelling. In addition to live performances, Dylan has provided narration and served as a performer and consultant for a number of historic broadcast documentaries, including the recent PBS program, "View from the Mountaintop," the Thomas Jefferson biography. Native to upstate New York, Erin Bennett Banks is a nationally published illustrator whose children's books have gained wide recognition. She holds an MFA in illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design, and a BA in studio art from Houghton College. Banks has illustrated children's books for Candlewick Press, August House, and Carol Rhoda Books/Lerner, earning recognition as one of the New York Times' Best Children's Books.