JaNAY BROWN-WOOD is an award-winning author and educator. Her book
Imani’s Moon was featured on Stephen Colbert’s
The Late Show as well as
Storytime with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She enjoys writing, discussing the importance of authentic diversity in children’s literature, and spending time with her husband, Catrayel, and her daughter, Vivian.
KIM HOLT is a children's book illustrator who holds a BFA in animation from the Academy of Art University. Her goal as an artist is to create images that bring back memories and create pictures that make children wish they were inside the scenes. She is also the illustrator of
Today Is Different and
A Prayer for Our Country. Kim lives in the Washington, DC, area with her husband and two dogs.