Chitra Soundar is the award-winning author of more than forty books for children, including the picture book Pattan's Pumpkin: A Traditional Flood Story from Southern India , illustrated by Frané Lessac, and three illustrated chapter books about Sona Sharma, all illustrated by Jen Khatun. Chitra Soundar loves writing picture books, fiction, nonfiction, and verse and travels the world visiting schools and appearing at festivals to bring Indian stories to children everywhere. She grew up in Chennai, India, and lives in southeast London. Visit her at www.chitrasoundar.com. Sandhya Prabhat is an award-winning illustrator and animator. She has illustrated many picture books, including I Am Brown by Ashok Banker, Namaste Is a Greeting by Suma Subramaniam, Usha and the Big Digger by Amitha Jagannath Knight, Ani's Light by Tanu Shree Singh, and As Large as Life by Jonny Marx.

She has also designed/animated for clients such as Microsoft, Google, Snapchat, and Facebook. Originally from Chennai, India, Sandhya Prabhat lives in California. Her work can be seen on Instagram @sandhyaprabhat.