About the Author

Taiye Selasi is a British-American writer and photographer. Born in London, UK, raised in Massachusetts, of Ghanaian and Nigerian origin, and having lived in several parts of Europe, she describes herself during her TED Talk as being "local" to many parts of the world. Taiye is the author of NAACP Image Award nominated Ghana Must Go (Penguin 2013). This is her first children's book.

Tinuke Fagborun Is a British Nigerian illustrator living in London. She celebrates diverse storytelling, her art is a colourful and optimistic response to the dominant narrative surrounding women of colour in media and the art world.