Tami Charles is the New York Times bestselling author of All Because You Matter and numerous books for children and young adults. Her middle grade debut, Like Vanessa, earned three starred reviews and a Junior Library Guild selection. Her latest titles include young adult novel in verse, Muted, which was a BuzzFeed Top 40 pick for 2021; lyrical picture book We Are Here; and a picture book biography about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. When Tami isn’t writing, she can be found presenting at schools both stateside and abroad. For more info, you can follow Tami on Twitter @TamiWritesStuff or Instagram @TamiWrites.

Jemma Skidmore is a dyslexic, mixed-race illustrator who grew up in rural Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Although she wasn’t a confident early reader, she has always been fascinated by the art of storytelling. Jemma studied fine art at Falmouth University and has gone on to work in print, film, and television in London and Vancouver, British Columbia. She has now returned to Gloucestershire, where she lives with her family and a cat named Blue.