Kathy MacMillan is a writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and signing storyteller. She writes picture books, children’s nonfiction, and middle-grade and young adult fiction. Her debut young-adult novel, Sword and Verse (2016), was a finalist for the Compton Crook Award. She has also published eight resource books for educators, librarians, and parents. Kathy established the mentoring program for the Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia Region of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and served as the co-regional advisor for five years. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Find her online at www.kathymacmillan.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @kathys_quill.

Ekaterina Ladatko is a Moscow-based illustrator and animation art director. She is a mother of two children who never let her forget about the magic in the world.