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Internationally renowned storyteller and award-winning author Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Tłı̨chǫ Dene from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Richard has written over thirty books in just about every genre, including Little You and We Sang You Home, both beautifully illustrated by Julie Flett. He is the recipient of the Order of the Northwest Territories for his commitment to honoring the North and Northerners. Richard lives in Edmonton.

Julie Flett is a Swampy Cree and Red River Métis artist and author. She studied fine arts at Concordia University in Montreal and Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. She won the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature for her work on When We Were Alone by David Robertson, and her book Birdsong won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award. She is the three-time recipient of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Award for Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet, Dolphin SOS and My Heart Fills With Happiness.

Lawrence Schimel writes in both Spanish and English and has published over 130 books as author or anthologist in a wide range of genres, including fiction, poetry, graphic novels and children’s literature. His children’s books include Early One Morning, Bedtime, Not Playtime! and Lucky Me, which was chosen for IBBY’S Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities and also won a Crystal Kite Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Lawrence is also a prolific literary translator of over 200 books, including Newborns: How Baby Animals Come into the World,RO-BO and Cristina Plays, which received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. His translations have won a Mildred L. Batchelder Honor and an Américas Award Honor (twice), among other distinctions. He lives in Madrid.