Jyoti Rajan Gopal is an award-winning picture book author, mom and forever kindergarten teacher. She writes stories - fiction and nonfiction - of identity, community and belonging, themes that speak to her heart, that reflect her multiple identities. Growing up, she lived in Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, India and China. She now lives in New York with her husband, in a quirky old Victorian, where they raised their two daughters.

Alexandra Cook is an illustrator and concept designer from Atlanta, Georgia. Having grown up outdoors, she is driven by the fantasies that filled her days of backwoods exploration and searches for adventure. And she uses her love of real-life places to create new worlds and stories for their inhabitants. She is the illustrator of Arctic Adventure and Mo O'Hara's Hush, Little Rocket. She is currently based in Austin, Texas.

An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Month!

★ "The story and pictures of this boldly conceived northern tale burst with coziness and whimsy.... A must-have for read-alouds in schools." -School Library Journal, starred review

"Cook and Gopal have created a loving look at the wonders and realities of one of Earth's most rapidly changing environments.... A tender look at the bond between parent and child--and the natural beauty of the Arctic." -Kirkus

"Rajan Gopal and Cook provide a dynamic snapshot of the arctic tundra in this melodic picture book." -Publisher's Weekly

"The whole is a blend of soothing and informative, a book that will work for bedtime as much as it will for sparking curiosity and further learning." -Horn Book