David Elliott

David Elliott is a New York Times bestselling author and poet. His provocative novels-in-verse including Bull, which received 6 starred reviews; Voices, which was a finalist for the American Library in Paris Book Prize, a Wall Journal Best Book of the Year, and an NCTE Notable Verse Novel; the picture book Baabwa and Wooliam, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, which was a Cybils Award finalist, JLG selection and PW Best Book of the Year; and the critically acclaimed, award-winning children’s poetry collections including On the Farm, In the Wild, In the Sea, On the Wing, and At the Poles. He lives in New Hampshire with his family.

Raul Colón, recipient of the 2021 Eric Carle Honor, is an acclaimed illustrator of many picture books. He has been recognized with a Golden Kite Award, two Pura Belpré Awards, a gold and silver medal from the Society of Illustrators, and many others. He is the illustrator of Margarita Engle’s Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote, also published by Peachtree. Raúl was born in New York City, and moved with his parents in the 1960s to Caguas, Puerto Rico, where he studied commercial art. He now lives with his family in New City, New York.