Michael Joosten is a bestselling author whose titles include My Two Moms & Me, My Two Dads & Me, Pride 1 2 3, and Lady Gaga: A Little Golden Book Biography. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety. He currently lives in New York City. Find him on Instagram @MichaelJoostenBooks to learn more about upcoming projects, appearances, and personal book recs.

Monge Lua is a Brazilian children’s book illustrator who has been drawing since he was little, on Sunday afternoons with his brothers and sisters. In his artwork, Monge likes to explore textures and colors and to draw different body types, kids, grannies, and animals—especially bears. Monge studied graphic design and fine arts. Monge has worked for a lot of self-publishers. When he’s not drawing, you can find him watching horror movies, listening to true crime podcasts, reading manga, or playing with his dog, Sky.