About the Author
Julie Leung is the author of numerous books for children including the Caldecott honoree
The Truth About Dragons; APALA award-winning
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist, illustrated by Chris Sasaki; and
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee. She invites you to visit her online at jleungbooks.com.
Melissa Iwai is an author/illustrator of over thirty picture books, including
Let’s Party!: A DIY Illustrated Guide to 10 Fantastic Birthday Parties,
Soup Day,
Pizza Day,
Dumplings for Lili, and Gigi and Ojiji, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning series. When she is not creating, she can be found cooking and doing crossword puzzles with her husband, author Denis Markell, in Brooklyn. She invites to you visit her online at
melissaiwai.com, on Instagram @melissaiwai1, and on X @meliwai
