Dianna Hutts Aston is the award-winning author of many acclaimed picture books celebrating the awe and wonder of nature. Her seven titles in the An Egg is Quiet series include A Rock Is Lively, which was a 2022 Boston Globe Best Children’s Book of the Year. She wrote The Moon Over Star, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2008.
#1 New York Times Bestselling Illustrator Renée Kurilla is known for several books, including Orangutanka, Chicks Rule!, and the Ada Lace series. She is also the author-illustrator of several titles, including One Springy, Singy Day and The Flower Garden, a 2022 ALA Graphic Comics Round Table Best Graphic Novel Pick. Renee holds an BFA in illustration from Lesley University College of Art and Design.