Patricia Daniele

Patricia Daniele is an avid reader who likes to dig into and write stories about can-do people who have dared to overcome obstacles and have succeeded and inspired others. The Girl Who Tested the Waters is her debut picture book. Patricia Daniele grew up in New England and now lives with her husband on the West Coast.

Junyi Wu is the illustrator of several books, including the Newbery Honor Books Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson and Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker; Two Bicycles in Beijing by Teresa Robeson; and Beatrix Potter, Scientist by Lindsay H. Metcalf. Like Ellen Swallow, she loves gardening, collecting, and exploring the outdoors. Junyi Wu is from Southern California.