Rita Jahanforuz is a well-known and highly respected singer in Israel. She was born in Tehran and her family emigrated in 1970, when she was eight years old. She never forgot her Persian origins and childhood memories, in which she found inspiration for The Girl with a Brave Heart. Vali Mintzi was born in Romania and studied at the prestigious Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. She works as an illustrator and graphic editor for the children's art magazine Einayim.

"... a heartwarming vindication of good-heartedness, something that doesn’t always get celebrated in a girlhood culture of snark" – The New York Times

Rita Jahanforuz is a well-known and highly respected singer in Israel. She was born in Tehran and her family emigrated in 1970, when she was eight years old. She never forgot her Persian origins and childhood memories, in which she found inspiration for The Girl with a Brave Heart. Vali Mintzi was born in Romania and studied at the prestigious Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. She works as an illustrator and graphic editor for the children's art magazine Einayim.

"... a heartwarming vindication of good-heartedness, something that doesn’t always get celebrated in a girlhood culture of snark" – The New York Times