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LAURA G. LEE is a second-generation Korean American children’s book author and illustrator, who is passionate about stories that spark our connection to the world and one another. She lives in northern California with her husband, son, and daughter. When she’s not making books, you may find her in her kitchen adding soy sauce to make tasty food even more delicious, or out on a hunt for authentic Korean-Chinese jajangmyeon (a black bean noodle dish popular in 1960s Seoul). You can find her on Instagram: @lauragleestudio.

Cindy Chang is a Taiwanese-American author-illustrator, and digital design leader currently based in the SF Bay Area. She is the author and illustrator of HOW TO DRAW A SECRET (Harper Collins / Allida 2025), her debut semi-autobiographical graphic novel, with another book to follow. She holds degrees in Computer Science and Education from Stanford. When she’s not pushing pixels, writing, or drawing, she can be found eating tea and pastries, running after her toddler son, and looking up through the leaves.