Elinor Sisulu is an author, human rights activist, and political analyst. She has been involved in a long list of initiatives in Zimbabwe, where she was born, South Africa, and other parts of the continent involving democracy, human rights, literacy, and education.

Sharon Wilson is a Bermuda-based artist whose work has been featured at the Bermuda National Gallery as well as the Sharon Wilson Gallery. She also shares her passion with students at the Sharon Wilson School of Art. Her other books for young readers include Freedom's Gifts and The Granddad Tree.