Paige Britt has been asking big questions since she was a small child. Her search for answers led her to write books that might inspire young readers to think, explore, and stay open to life’s mysteries. Her debut novel,
The Lost Track of Time, was hailed by
Publishers Weekly in a starred review as an “exuberant homage to the power of imagination.”
Why Am I Me? is her first picture book. Paige lives in Georgetown, Texas, with her husband. Visit her online at
www.paigebritt.com.
Selina Alko's art brims with optimism, experimentation, and a deep commitment to multiculturalism and human rights. She is the author of
The Case for Loving, which she illustrated with husband Sean Qualls, and the co-illustrator, also with Sean, of
Two Friends by Dean Robbins. She has written and illustrated other acclaimed picture books, including
Daddy Christmas & Hanukkah Mama and
B Is for Brooklyn. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Sean Qualls, and their two children. Learn more at www.selinaalko.com.
Sean Qualls finds inspiration everywhere, from old buildings, nature, fairy tales, black memorabilia, and outsider art to cave paintings, African imagery, mythology, music, and his native Brooklyn. He is the co-illustrator, with his wife, Selina Alko, of the celebrated picture books
Two Friends by Dean Robbins and
The Case for Loving by Selina Alko. He also illustrated
Giant Steps to Change the World by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee,
Little Cloud and Lady Wind by Toni Morrison and her son Slade,
Dizzy by Jonah Winter, and
Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with Selina Alko and their two children. Visit him online at www.seanqualls.com.
