EMILY JENKINS is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for children, including Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School, the fairy-tale collection Brave Red, Smart Frog, and the Toys Go Out series. She coauthors the Upside-Down Magic series, which is also a movie on Disney Plus. Her picture books include the Sydney Taylor Award-winning All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, The Kitten Story, Toys Meet Snow, Lemonade in Winter, and Water in the Park.

Manuel Preitano is an Italian illustrator and graphic designer, and the co-creator of the Destiny, NY series. He has worked on a wide range of toy designs, book covers, illustrations, and comic books, both in the U.S. and Italy.