Kelly Starling Lyons is a founding member of the Brown Bookshelf (thebrownbookshelf.com). Her acclaimed picture books include My Hands Tell a Story; the Caldecott Honor title Going Down Home with Daddy; and Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations. Her series for beginning readers, Ty’s Travels, won a Geisel Honor for Zip, Zoom! Visit her at kellystarlinglyons.com.

Niña Mata is a children's book maker and New York Times bestselling illustrator. Some of her books include She’s Got This; I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots; I Promise and I Am More Than (both by LeBron James); and the Ty’s Travels series, including the Geisel Honor Book Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! Girls to the Front is her authorial picture book debut. Visit her at ninamata.com.