Victor D.O. Santos is a Brazilian American author and professional linguist who penned and self-published his first picture book as a gift to his son in 2020. After his eighth self-published effort, My Dad, My Rock, locked down a Kirkus Star and a spot on Kirkus’ Best Books of 2022 list, he began drawing the attention of publishers worldwide. Today, he is best known for the internationally acclaimed picture book What Makes Us Human, selected to the prestigious White Ravens 2023 catalogue and a special exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and has been translated into 30 languages. Dena Seiferling is a Canadian artist specializing in illustration and sculpting who has a soft spot for animals and nature. A graduate of Alberta University of the Arts, where she continues to teach, Seiferling is most notably a 2022 recipient of the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book award and a 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award nominee (Children’s Literature—Illustration). Her needle-felting art has also been featured by Disney. She lives in Calgary.