Jo Ellen Bogart has written many children’s books, including Anthony and the Gargoyle illustrated by Maja Kastellic and The White Cat and the Monk, illustrated by Sydney Smith, which was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books selection, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Ontario, Canada. Find her online on Twitter as @JoEllenBogart, on Instagram as @joellenbogart and at joellenbogart.com. Maja Kastelic is an illustrator and author of picture books for children. Her works were included in the prestigious selection of the Illustrators Exhibition (Bologna Children's Book Fair, 2015) and The Original Art (Society of Illustrators, 2023), among the White Ravens IJB and USBBY Outstanding International Books 2024. Her book Anthony and the Gargoyle by Jo Ellen Bogart was nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2022. Find her online at majakastelic.com, or on Instagram as @majakastelicillustration.

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