Cynthia Kadohata is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book
Kira-Kira, the National Book Award winner
The Thing About Luck, the Jane Addams Peace Award and PEN America Award winner
Weedflower,
Cracker!,
Outside Beauty,
A Million Shades of Gray,
Half a World Away,
Checked,
A Place to Belong, and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including
The Floating World. She lives with her dog and hockey-playing son in California. Visit her online at CynthiaKadohata.com.
Julia Kuo is the creator of 20 Ways to Draw a Cat and 44 Other Awesome Animals as well as the charming board book Everyone Eats. Julia also created the cover and interior artwork for Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Kadohata's The Thing About Luck and Place to Belong and New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han's Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream. She lives in Chicago. Find out more online at JuliaKuo.com.