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Jon J Muth has written and illustrated many enchanting picture books, including his Caldecott Honor book Zen Shorts and its sequel, the New York Times bestselling picture book Zen Ties. Other beloved titles from Jon include the New York Times bestseller Hi, Koo!, The Three Questions, Gershon s Monster by Eric Kimmel, and The Christmas Magic by Lauren Thompson. Muth lives in upstate New York with his wife and four children.

Heather Alexander lives in New Jersey, with her husband, two daughters, and a small white dog, who does very few tricks but is awfully cute.
When she was younger, Heather used to be a figure skater. She still loves everything to do with twirling, jumping, and glitter. Lots and Lots of glitter!

Tracey West has written more than two hundred books for children and young adults, including the following series: Pixie Tricks, Hiro's Quest, and Dragon Masters. She has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list as author of the Pokmon chapter book adaptations. Tracey currently lives with her family in New York State's Hudson Valley.

Luther Tsai has achievements worldwide as an architect, urban planner, author and academic. From creating spaces in the most vibrant cities of modern Asia, to creating innovative Humanities, Science, English and Mandarin curriculum worldwide.

Uma Krishnaswami is from India, and now lives in northwest New Mexico. She's the author of picture books (Monsoon, a Parents' Choice recommended book, and The Happiest Tree, a CCBC Choice, and many others) and a middle grade novel, Naming Maya (an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society). She teaches writing online and is on the faculty of the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Learn more about her at www.makrishnaswami.org.

Jeremy Norton is a British illustrator who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. The Last Firehawk is the first early chapter book series he has illustrated. He works digitally, and aims to convey a childlike sense of wonder through his artwork.

Diane Le Feyer lives in a magical land called France, where there are lots of big castles and very good food. As a child, she was always drawing and dreaming of glitter and sparkle! As an adult, she makes her living drawing fantastical scenes, working in 2-D animation (both as a director and animator), and teaching young artists. She is a teacher, an artist, a bad cook, and a mother. She has a darling daughter, a loving husband, and a goldfish named Bubbles.

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