JILLIAN MIAO grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut, where she now lives with her husband and two young daughters. Her first children's books, Good Morning, Garden and Peekaboo, Flowers, are a tribute to her late mother, a gardener who taught her to never eat a bleeding heart, to stop and smell a lilac, and to cherish the simple beauty of forget-me-nots as a reminder of loved ones. RILEY SAMELS is an illustrator who grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. In his free time, he is probably tending to his collection of 112 (and growing) plants. Riley has a green thumb with a passion for illustration, social justice, traveling, and good food.