Wiley Blevins is an author, educational consultant, and researcher living in New York City. His family is originally from West Virginia, where he lived as a child. Both his grandfathers were coal miners and his grandparents on his father's side never learned to read or write. Wiley has written over 100 children's books and 16 for adults, focusing on early literacy. He is the author of the International Literacy Association's official brief on phonics.
Winsome Bingham is a soul food connoisseur, master cook, and disabled US Army war veteran. She has over fifteen years of teaching experience, and holds an MFA in Writing For Children and Young Adults. She is the author of the picture book Soul Food Sunday, which received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor and multiple starred reviews. You can find her at binghamwrites.com.
Jason Griffin is the illustrator of two books written by Jason Reynolds: Ain’t Burned All the Bright, for which he won a Caldecott Honor, and My Name Is Jason. Mine Too. His fine art has been shown in major cities all over the world, including during a residency at Amsterdam’s Het HEM museum. He lives in Queens, New York.
