Vicki Conrad has carved out a space in children’s literature with titles that feature strong women in history. She is the author of Just Like Beverly, about the life of Beverly Cleary, and A Voice for the Everglades, which features Margory Stoneman Douglas’s activism.

Jeremy Holmes is an award-winning picture book illustrator and professor of art at West Chester University. His debut book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, won the prestigious BolognaRagazzi Opera Prima Award. He also assisted with the creation of the puppets for the Emmy-nominated show The Helpsters on PBS and AppleTV+.