Wil Mara

Wil Mara is the author of more than 300 books, both fiction and nonfiction, for children as well as adults. His work has received excellent reviews in Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Booklist. He was also an editor, production manager, and executive for numerous publishers, including McGraw-Hill, Harcourt Brace, and Scholastic. He is the recipient of Literary Lion Award from the US Library of Congress, and in 2020 he was New Jersey’s Author of the Year. More information can be found at http://www.wilmara.com.

Seobhan Hope is an illustrator based in Bern, Switzerland. She gained her degree in Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and was shortlisted for the Macmillan Prize for her debut picture book Summer’s Sleep.