Janet Sumner Johnson

Janet Sumner Johnson is the author of Help Wanted, Must Love Books, which was the winner of the 2021 CLEL Bell Picture Book Award and was nominated for the Washington and Colorado Children's Book Awards. She lives in northern Utah with her husband, three kids, and a dog. As a kid, she learned to distinguish good advice from bad, after following her big sister's suggestion to cut her own bangs. When she's not writing, Janet loves eating cookies, laughing, and going on long walks. You can learn more about her and her books at www.janetsumnerjohnson.com.

Stacy Ebert is the illustrator of Hello World! by Kelly Corrigan and How to Build a Story . . . or, the Big What If by Frances O'Roark Dowell. Stacy's background is in communication art and design and elementary education. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and three sons, where she is excellent at disappearing into books. Visit Stacy online at www.stacyebert.com.