Mac Barnett is the author of many beloved picture books for children, including
Just Because, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault;
A Polar Bear in the Snow, illustrated by Shawn Harris;
John's Turn, illustrated by Kate Berube; and
President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. He is also the author of several books illustrated by Jon Klassen, including
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, a Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read-Aloud Award
winner; the shape trilogy;
and
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, an E. B. White Read-Aloud Award
winner. Mac Barnett lives in California.
Christian Robinson is the best-selling illustrator of several books for children, including
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, which was named a Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book;
Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett;
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book;
The Bench by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex; and
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. Christian Robinson lives in California.