Awe!

Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than 30 humorous and heartfelt books for children. Her nonfiction books include THE TOWER OF LIFE, the true story of Holocaust survivor and historian Yaffa Eliach, who created the Tower of Faces at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (a Junior Libary Guild Gold Medal Selection, Scholastic Press); LET LIBERTY RISE: How America's Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty (a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, Scholastic Press, 2021); and ANIMAL ZOMBIES & OTHER REAL-LIFE MONSTERS (a Top 10 YALSA Quick Pick, NatGeoKids). Chana's funny fictional picture books include MENDEL'S HANUKKAH MESS UP (Kalaniot), MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH (HMH), and DADDY DEPOT (Feiwel & Friends). She loves to visit schools and libraries to share her passion for reading and writing with children.
Susan Gal was a member of the original animation team at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando (the only woman!). Her celebrated books include Awe!, an Amazon Editor's Pick, and The Tower of Life, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and a Robert F. Sibert Honor, both by Chana Stiefel. She also illustrated the acclaimed No More Chairs by Dan Gill, New Shoes for Leo by Lauren Agra Deedy, and Joyful Song and Welcoming Elijah, both by Lesléa Newman. She lives in Berkeley, California. Visit her online at galgirlstudio.com.