Billy Sharff

Billy Sharff is the author of When Santa Came To Stay. He writes stories and poems for kids of all ages, working in close collaboration with his brother, Aaron Sharff. Billy lives in a little house in the woods of New Hampshire with his wife and two kids. One of their favorite activities is visiting their grandmothers and their two wonderful dogs, who are always happy to steal a shoe, a hat, or a stuffie, and leave it somewhere surprising.

Hala Tahboub is the author/illustrator of Kevin Goes First and illustrator of Just What to Do by Kyle Lukoff. She started her creative journey as an architect and interior designer before winning the SCBWI Canada East chapter's Storyteller Award for Illustration in 2019 and becoming SCBWI's December Featured Illustrator in 2020. Hala believes in kindness, coffee, chocolate, and in the immense power of stories. She lives in Montreal.