Juan Felipe Herrera is a poet, performance artist, and activist. The son of migrant farmworkers, he was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2015-2017. He has published more than a dozen collections of poetry and is the author-illustrator of
Jabberwalking. He lives in Fresno, California.
Lauren Castillo has illustrated many books for children, including
Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts and
Yard Sale by Eve Bunting. Lauren Castillo is also the author-illustrator of the Caldecott Honor-winning book
Nana in the City. She lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.