SARA O'LEARY is a writer of fiction for both adults and children. Her highly acclaimed picture books include
Percy’s Museum, illustrated by Carmen Mok;
Night Walk, illustrated by Ellie Arscott;
A Family Is a Family Is a Family, illustrated by Qin Leng (USBBY Outstanding International Books); and
Maud and Grand-Maud, illustrated by Kenard Pak. She has also written
This Is Sadie (adapted for the stage for New York City Children’s Theater) and the award-winning series of Henry books, all illustrated by Julie Morstad. Sara writes for children’s animation and teaches at Concordia Universityin Montreal.
QIN LENG lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto. She graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and has received many awards for her animated short films and artwork. Her picture books include Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki (APALA Award, Governor General’s Literary Award finalist); Away by Emil Sher and A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O’Leary (both USBBY Outstanding International Books); When I Found Grandma by Saumiya Balasubramaniam (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award finalist) and I Am Small, which Qin has written and illustrated.