Laura Sassi

Laura Sassi has been a teacher, homeschool mom, children’s ministry director, and more. She is the author of multiple books for young children including the best-selling Goodnight, Ark (Zonderkidz), which was a 2015 Christian Book Award Finalist, the My Tender Heart series, Happy Birthday, Christmas Child, Love is Kind, Faithful Feet, and more. She writes daily from her home in New Jersey and finds special joy in sharing messages of kindness, comfort, and hope at school visits, church gatherings, and other events.

Emanuela Di Donna is a freelance children’s illustrator based in Salerno, Italy. She has always loved drawing and studied and graduated from The International School of Comics in Naples. She brings humor, light, and whimsy to her illustrations.