Jackie Azúa Kramer is an award-winning and internationally translated children’s book author. She has published over a dozen picture books, including The Green Umbrella / El paragua verde, illustrated by Maral Sassouni. Her books have been recognized with many honors, including Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year and Best Children’s Books in Spanish; a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection; winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award; and International Latino Silver Award for Best Fiction Picture Book. She lives in Long Island, New York.

Sara Palacios is an illustrator of many picture books for children and the recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor. Sara graduated with a degree in graphic design and went on to earn BFA and MFA degrees in illustration from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. A native of Mexico, Sara Palacios now lives in San Francisco, California.