Matthew Burgess is a poet and educator and the author of a number of picture books, including Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring and The Bear and the Moon. Matthew's books have received many accolades, including starred reviews, a Eureka Gold Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, a Junior Library Guild selection, and numerous best-of lists, including the NYPL, Chicago Public Library, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Kirkus, ALA Booklist, and Amazon. A full-time professor at Brooklyn College, Matthew also has been a poet-in-residence in New York City public schools. 

Cátia Chien is a Brazilian Taiwanese illustrator of celebrated picture books, including The Longest Letsgoboy, The Bear and the Moon, and A Boy and a Jaguar, recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award. Her art has been shown in galleries worldwide. She is also the founder of A Thousand Worlds, a curated picture book directory celebrating BIPOC creators. She lives with her family in Los Angeles. Visit her at catiachien.com.