Denene Millner

Denene Millner is a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning journalist, and the founder of the Denene Millner Books children's imprint, which has published notable titles such as Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, which won the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers and was a Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Most recently, Denene collaborated with Will Smith on the Fresh Princess picture book series. Denene lives in Atlanta with her two daughters and their goldendoodle, Franklin. Visit her at www.DeneneMillner.com or on social media @MyBrownBaby.

Mónica Paola Rodríguez is a children's book illustrator who grew up loving art and telling stories. She earned her bachelor degree in fine arts, studying animation and illustration at Savannah College of Art and Design. From then on, she has been freelancing, illustrating children's books for clients from around the world, and working on animated shorts. Mónica is from and resides now in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico.