Gayle E. Pitman, PhD, is a professor of psychology and women and gender studies at Sacramento City College. Her picture books for children include Sewing the Rainbow and This Day in June, winner of the Stonewall Book Award. She lives with her family in Northern California.

Laure Fournier studied art in France and England before becoming an illustrator and loves creating joyful images of people around the world. She has illustrated the picture book Wake Up, City! She lives and works in the south of France with her family.