Sherri L. Smith is the author of What Was the Harlem Renaissance?, Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?, and What Is the Civil Rights Movement? She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.Alexandra Badiu is a Romanian illustrator and creative director in animation. Born to immigrant parents who moved to İzmir, she started painting as a child to express herself before learning Turkish in kindergarten. Inspired by the animated shows she loved, Alexandra was determined to create her own stories from a young age. After studying animation, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to develop her skills further and pursue a career in the animation industry. Her love for literature also led her to illustrate children’s books. After four years in the US, Alexandra returned to İzmir, where she is currently based. In her free time, she enjoys throwing pottery, building Legos, cheering for her favorite F1 teams, and exploring the latest in astrophysics.