Yumi Heo

YUMI HEO, who passed away in 2016, was the author and illustrator of many acclaimed books for children. She illustrated Knopf's The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks by Verna Aardema, as well as Henry's First-Moon Birthday and Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding, both written by Lenore Look, and both selected as ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Books. She is also the author and illustrator of Ten Days and Nine Nights and the illustrator of Polka Dot Penguin Pottery, both published by Schwartz & Wade Books.

NAOKO STOOP is the self-taught illustrator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Red Knit Cap Girl, the sequels Red Knit Cap Girl to the Rescue and Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree, and several other books for children. She also illustrated the picture book Pup and Bear, written by Kate Banks, which received three starred reviews. Visit her on the web at naokosstoop.blogspot.com or on Twitter @naokosstoop.