Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014) was one of the premier authors of books for children, and received numerous awards including a Newbery Honor, recognition as the National Ambassador for Young People's literature, and the first-ever Michael L. Printz award, a Coretta Scott King honor, and a National Book Award finalist for his novel
Monster. He collaborated with Christopher Myers on
Jazz (a Coretta Scott King Honor book) and wrote
Here in Harlem. Christopher Myers is a writer and fine artist, but he is best known for his award-winning picture books, including the Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor book
Harlem, written by his father, and his own
Black Cat and
H.O.R.S.E, both of which received Coretta Scott King Honor Awards. He lives and works in New York City.