Kindness Is a Golden Heart

Jessica Kluthe holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria and is a writing instructor at MacEwan University. Her first book, Rosina, the Midwife, was on Edmonton Journal's bestseller list for over 10 weeks and her writing has been featured in Avenue Magazine, Little Fiction, Blank Spaces Magazine and several anthologies. Jessica draws on the creative inspiration she finds in motherhood and loves nothing more than snuggling up to read stories with her daughters. She lives in St. Albert, Alberta.

Charlene Chua was born and grew up in Singapore and moved to Canada in 2007. They started work in 1998 as a web designer and went on to become a senior designer, web producer and interactive project manager. However, what they really wanted to do was draw pictures all day. In 2003, they decided to give it a go and, after a few years, they became a full-time illustrator. Their illustration work has won several awards, including the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Award for Genius Jolene, and books they have illustrated have been nominated for OLA Forest of Reading awards, USBBY Outstanding International Books and the Shining Willow Award, and some have been named Kirkus Best Books. Charlene lives in Hamilton, Ontario.