Michelle Edwards is the author of numerous picture books, including
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman, which received four starred reviews and was hailed as "heartwarming" by the
New York Times. She received the Charlotte Zolotow Award for
Me and the Boss. Her other titles include
Chicken Man, winner of the National Jewish Book Award
; Max Makes a Cake, illustrated by Charles Santoso; and
Room for the Baby, illustrated by Jana Christy. A lifelong knitter, Michelle has also written an adult title,
A Knitter's Home Companion. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa. Visit her at michelledwards.com.
April Harrison is an award-winning children's book illustrator. She received the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award for Patricia C. McKissack's final picture book,
What Is Given from the Heart, which received four starred reviews and which the
New York Times Book Review called an "exquisite story of generosity." She also received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for
Me and the Boss. April illustrated Alicia D. William's
Shirley Chisholm Dared, as well as Tricia Elam Walker's
Nana Akua Goes to School, which also received four starred reviews. Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum and in many private collections. April lives in South Carolina. Visit her at april-harrison.com.
