Nandita da Cunha is an award-winningchildren's book author based in Mumbai.After her MBA at XLRI, she worked as astrategy consultant with Arthur Andersenand KPMG, before moving on to whatmakes her happiest – writing.Her picture books include ‘The Miracle onSunderbaag Street' (which won the Neev Book Award, 2021- emerging readers category, and was a 2021 Parag HonourList book), ‘Just like Papa' and ‘The Magic in My Fingers'. Herchapter books include ‘Pedru and the Big Boom,' and 'TheMagic of Maya'. She is also a pianist and is a Licentiate fromthe Trinity College of Music, London.

Tasneem Amiruddin is a multi-disciplinary illustrator who's inspired by gorgeous pink sunsets, mischievous children, dark nights and bright stars, magic and other such whimsies. She makes picture books for children and hoards on art supplies and makes messes in her sketchbook while binging on dessert.