Michelle Knudsen (michelleknudsen.com) is the
New York Times bestselling author of fifty books for young readers of all ages, including the award-winning picture book
Library Lion, which was selected by
TIME magazine as one of the 100 Best Children's Books of All Time. Her other books include the picture book
Marilyn's Monster (one of NPR's Best Books of 2015) and the novels
The Dragon of Trelian (VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers) and
Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults and winner of the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor). Michelle also works as a freelance editor and writing teacher and serves on the Writing for Young People MFA faculty at Lesley University. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. Follow her on Twitter @michelleknudsen and on Instagram @michelle.knudsen.
Chelsea Clinton is the author of the #1
New York Times bestseller
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World;
She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History;
She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game;
Don't Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe;
It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!;
Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference; with Hillary Clinton,
Grandma's Gardens and
Gutsy Women; and, with Devi Sridhar,
Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? She is also the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including those that help empower the next generation of leaders. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marc, their children and their dog, Soren. You can follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter @ChelseaClinton or on Facebook at facebook.com/chelseaclinton.
Gillian Flint (gillianflint.com) is an illustrator who has a passion for painting in watercolors. She has been drawing and creating characters for as long as she can remember. Her work has been published in the USA, the UK and Australia. In her spare time she enjoys reading and gardening at her home in the UK. You can follow her on Instagram @gillianflint_illustration.
Alexandra Boiger (alexandraboiger.com) has illustrated nearly twenty picture books, including the She Persisted series by by Chelsea Clinton; the popular Tallulah series by Marilyn Singer; and the Max and Marla books, which she also wrote. Originally from Munich, Germany, she now lives outside of San Francisco, California, with her husband, Andrea; daughter, Vanessa; and two cats, Luiso and Winter. You can follow Alexandra on Instagram @alexandra_boiger.
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