Heidi Smith Hyde is the director of education of Temple Sinai in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her books include Feivel's Flying Horses, a National Jewish Book Award Finalist, and Mendel's Accordion, winner of the Sugarman Award.
Jamel Akib was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, to mixed English and Malaysian parentage. He is an award-winning artist. He lives in West Sussex, England.