Julie Andrews has a legendary career that encompasses the Broadway and London stages, as well as multiple films, television shows, album releases, concert tours, directing assignments, and the world of children's publishing. In 2000 the title of Dame Commander of the British Empire was bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II for lifetime achievements in the arts and humanities. She was married to film director Blake Edwards for forty-one years, and the couple have five children, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She invites you to visit her online at @julieandrews on both Instagram and Twitter.
Emma Walton Hamilton is an award-winning writer, producer, and arts educator. Together with her mother, Julie Andrews, she has written over thirty-five books for children and young adults, including the
New York Times bestselling Very Fairy Princess series,
Waiting in the Wings, and
The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi. Her first book of poetry,
Door to Door, was published in 2022. Emma is a longtime faculty member of Stony Brook University's MFA in Creative Writing and invites you to visit her online at @ewhamilton on both Instagram and Twitter.
EG Keller is the illustrator of many books, including the
New York Times #1 bestseller
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo and Bravo star Emilia Bechrakis Serhant's
To the Moon and Back for You. He also wrote and illustrated
Murray Christmas and
Please Please the Bees, which won the 2017 Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award. He lives in Denver, Colorado and invites you to visit him online at egkellerdraws.com or @egkellerdraws on Instagram.
