Melanie Florence has been writing full-time since 2010. She is the author of Missing Nimâmâ, which won the 2016 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, Stolen Words, which won the 2018 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award and the bestselling Orca Soundings titles He Who Dreams and Dreaming in Color. In her spare time, Melanie plays guitar, reads manga, collects vinyl, listens to really loud rock music and slightly quieter k-pop, gets tattoos and drinks too much coffee. She lives in Toronto with her family.
Gabrielle Grimard uses various media to research and create the illustrations for a book, but her favorite aspect will always be color. She uses mainly watercolors, gouache and oil. She adds a touch of wooden pencil for the details. She has illustrated dozens of books and has been nominated for several awards. She lives near Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Dolores Sand is a Plains Cree language speaker from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan.
Gayle Weenie is a Plains Cree language speaker from Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan.