Peter Mercurio is the founder and artistic director of Other Side Productions, a nonprofit theater company, and has written for the New York Times, Marie Claire Australia, and Reader's Digest. Peter lives in New York City with his husband, Danny, and their son, Kevin, and has played on the same softball team for over twenty years. Leo Espinosa is an award-winning illustrator and designer from Bogota, Colombia, whose work has been featured in the New Yorker, Wired, Esquire, the New York Times, the Atlantic, and more. Leo's illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Pictoplasma, 3x3, and the Society of Illustrators. Leo lives with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"""The story excels at highlighting the determination of loving fathers while still including realistic moments of hesitation, doubt, and fear that occur for new and soon-to-be parents . . . Family snapshots and a closing author’s note emphasize that the most important thing in any family is love."" —Kirkus ""A sweet tribute to an enduring love that grew from happenstance, this suggested general purchase for all libraries praises the love of a diverse family."" —School Library Journal"