BARBARA KERLEY is the award-winning author of numerous nonfiction picture books, including
The Extraordinary Mark Twain,
Those Rebels, John and Tom, and
A Home for Mr. Emerson. Her titles for National Geographic include
The World Is Waiting For You; You and Me Together; A Little Peace; Brave Like Me; One World, One Day; With a Friend by Your Side; and
A Cool Drink of Water. OKSANA DRACHKOVSKA is an illustrator from Ukraine. A finalist in the Bologna Book Fair illustration competition in 2021 and 2022, Oksana finds inspiration in nature, landscapes, and travels. She likes to experiment with different ways of creating books, stories, and her own invented worlds.