MARILYN SINGER, recipient of the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, is the author of more than one hundred award-winning books for young readers, including Lee & Low's A Full Moon Is Rising. She has enjoyed a variety of New Year's celebrations--watching midnight fireworks in a city park, receiving red envelopes at a favorite Chinese restaurant, and eating honey cake with family on Rosh Hashanah. Singer and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut. Her website is www.marilynsinger.com.
Julia Cairns is a full-time fine artist and illustrator known for her colorful images and joyous, whimsical style. In addition to creating illustrations for children's books, Cairns has exhibited her fine art in numerous shows and galleries. The moon always inspires me, says Cairns, and it often appears in her paintings. A Full Moon Is Rising gave her many more opportunities to paint her favorite celestial body. Cairns lives in Galisteo, New Mexico, with her husband and their two children. You can find her online at juliacairns.net.
