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.