Shiho Nunes is a passionate educator who has authored Hawaiian culture-based novels for young adults, as well as The Shishu Ladies of Hilo: Japanese Embroidery in Hawaii. She lives in Berkeley, California. Born and raised in Singapore, Lak-Khee Tay-Adouard is the illustrator of several children’s books, among them Monkey, Singapore Children’s Favorite Stories, and Adventures of the Treasure Fleet. The mother of two grown children, she and her husband live in France.