Keila V. Dawson was born and raised in New Orleans. When she grew up, she traveled the world, working as a community organizer, teacher, school administrator, educational consultant, and advocate for children with special needs. Nowadays she lives in Cincinnati, where she writes books for children, including
The King Cake Baby and
Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book. She is also the coeditor of
No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History and
No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change. Ever since she was five years old,
Katie Crumpton knew she wanted to be an artist. To pursue her art education, she moved from South Carolina to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she now lives and works as a freelance artist. Katie is the illustrator of several children's books, including
A Stitch Through Time and
I, Too, Sing America. www.katiecrumptonart.com
Storytelling Math is led by Marlene Kliman at TERC, a nonprofit dedicated to STEM education. Every year experts at TERC inspire and engage millions of learners nationwide through innovative initiatives like Storytelling Math. www.terc.edu
