Adam Ciccio was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was raised in Savannah, Georgia, and attended high school at St. Andrew’s School on Wilmington Island, GA. Ciccio graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH) in 2006 and with a Master of Science in Psychological Counseling at Salem State University (Salem, MA) in 2012. He owns an outpatient mental health practice for children and adults in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the same town in which he currently resides. Ciccio is the author of several picture books that focus on developmental growth and self-confidence during early childhood.
Yuke Li is a freelance illustrator based in New York. She graduated from the MFA Illustration Program at the School of Visual Arts in 2020, and she has worked in the book industry and editorial area for years. She has published several children’s books in China. Her works have been recognized by ADC 99th Annual Awards, Bologna Children’s Book Exhibition, America Illustrations. Yuke works both traditionally and digitally. She is always inspired by animals, movies and sometimes philosophical books. Curiosity about the universe and humans is always with her.
