As a Professor of Early Childhood Education and Director of the Touro College School of Education, and a day care teacher and director, Meg Starr has helped build community programs in the heart of East Harlem. She has first-hand experience working with children in a variety of communities.
Ying-Hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright have won a number of awards for the books they have illustrated together. Their work has also been exhibited at the Bologna Book Fair and The Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. They live in New York City with their two children.