Hannah Barnaby and João Fazenda

Hannah Barnaby is an acclaimed children's book author from Charlottesville Virginia, with several chapter books and picture books to her name. She worked as a children's book editor, independent bookseller, and book reviewer before becoming the first children's writer-in-residence at the Boston Public Library.

João Fazenda is an award-winning illustrator from Portugal and a graduate of the Lisbon Faculty of Arts. His clients include The New York Times; The New Yorker; The Wall Street Journal; Telegraph; Guardian; New Scientist; Boston Magazine; and Architectural Review amongst others.