Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin is a civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat led to the Montgomery bus boycott and helped bring an end to segregation on buses throughout the South.

Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author whose other works include the picture book Hey, Little Ant and the nonfiction books Duet; The Race to Save the Lord God Bird; The Boys Who Challenged Hitler; and We Were There, Too!, a National Book Award finalist. He lives in Portland, Maine.

Bea Jackson is a concept and character artist and an illustrator. In addition to her work that appears on book and comics covers and in magazines and articles, she has also created the artwork for numerous children's books, including Parker Looks Up, a New York Times bestseller and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Literary Work nominee; Parker Shines On; and Our Beautiful Colors.