Julie Case

Julie Case lives in the Colorado mountains with her four kids, husband, and dog. Emma and the Whale was inspired by Julie's summers spent on Long Island, New York, where she still loves diving under waves and swimming in the ocean. This is her first children's book.

Lee White is the illustrator of several books for children, including I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín, winner of the Pura Belpré Award; Arctic White by Danna Smith; Sophie's Fish by A. E. Cannon; and What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? by Judith Viorst. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Learn more at LeeWhiteIllustration.com.