Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are
The Snow Man;
The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story;
Oil;
The Secret Project;
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality;
My Name is James Madison Hemings;
Barack;
The Founding Fathers!; and
Lillian's Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist.
Raúl Colón has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the
New York Times bestselling
Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich's
José! Born to Dance, which received a starred review in
Booklist. Mr. Colón lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.