Nicholas Solis

Nicholas Solis (nicholassolis.com) is also an elementary school teacher who has traveled the world and taught students in Tanzania, India, and Morocco. In 2018, he was the recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Grant from We Need Diverse Books, and in 2020 he was nominated for the 2020 Austin SCBWI Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award. His debut author/illustrated book, THE STARING CONTEST (Peter Pauper Press), released September 2020, and THE COLOR COLLECTOR (Sleeping Bear Press) in Spring 2021.He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, baby boy, and their dog.

Luisa Uribe (luisauribe.com) is the illustrator of many award-winning books, including Your Name Is a Song (by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow) and Areli Is a Dreamer (by Areli Morales). She has an MA in art and design from the University of Loughborough and lives in Bogotá, Colombia.