Gloria Amescua has enjoyed writing poems and stories since she was a child. Her lyrical picture book biography, Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, was a Pura Belpré Author Honor Book, a recipient of three International Latino Book Awards, a SCBWI Golden Kite finalist, a RISE Top Ten Feminist Book Project selection, and a co-winner of the Américas Award. She is also the author of Abuelita’s Song, inspired by her own family. Gloria lives in Austin, Texas. Visit her at GloriaAmescua.com.

Mariyah Rahman was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. She spent her earliest years climbing trees, digging for fossils, and drawing on walls with crayons. Today, she is an illustrator for children’s books and entertainment but has still never found a fossil.