Too Much

Award-winning author Laurel Goodluck writes picture books with modern themes that reflect Native children’s cultural experiences and everyday life, showing they have a unique and powerful perspective. Her books includeForever Cousins,Rock Your Mocs,She Persisted: Deb Haaland,Too Much,Yáadilá!: Good Grief!, andFierce Aunties!, a recipient of the American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Honor.Laurel was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She comes from an intertribal background; is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation; and is an Alaskan Native Citizen of the Tsimshian Tribe. She received a BA in psychology and an MA in community counseling and family studies from the University of New Mexico. Laurel began writing by crafting a curriculum for community advocacy involving Native teen leadership and later for children newly diagnosed with mental health challenges. Laurel lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her Navajo husband, where they raised two sons who are also bent on storytelling. Please follow her on @LaurieGoodluck on Instagram.

Bridget George (Nimkiinagwaagankwe) is an Anishinaabe illustrator from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. She was born and raised on the shores of Lake Huron—the traditional territory of her people. She currently makes her home with her son Noah and husband David in London, Ontario. Bridget’s author-illustrator debutIt’s a Mitig!garnered the prestigious Periodical Marketers of Canada’s Indigenous Literature Award. She has also illustratedAutumn Peltier, Water Warriorby Carole Lindstrom andToo Muchby Laurel Goodluck.