Vera Ahiyya is a kindergarten and first grade teacher, children’s book author, and advocate for diverse books and voices in the classroom. 

Launa Hall is a writer, traveler, and former primary school teacher with an MFA in creative writing and an M.Ed. in early childhood education. Launa has been traveling globally, visiting teachers and their classrooms, and she’s writing a book about how children are taught to read around the world.