Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and came to the United States when she was twelve years old. Her books have been selected for Oprah's Book Club and have been twice nominated for the National Book Award. In 2009 Edwidge received a MacArthur Genius Grant. She lives in Miami, Florida.

Leslie Staub is a children's book author and illustrator from New Orleans, LA. She works in her studio in the country north of there with her dog, Rabbit, and all the wild creatures who live in the woods.