TASHA HILDERMAN graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Saskatchewan. A member of SCBWI and co-owner of a home retail store and garden cafe in Lloydminster, Tasha has been a panelist and featured speaker at numerous business-industry events, including the 2019 Facebook Communities Summit at Facebook's Menlo, California headquarters. Her debut picture book, Metis Like Me, was published in 2024 and received two starred reviews. Tasha is of Metis descent through her mother's side and a registered member of the Metis Nation of Alberta, and lives with her husband and three children in Alberta, Canada. MAGGIE ZENG is a Montreal-based illustrator, animator, visual development artist and graphic designer. She has illustrated multiple picture books, including Karl Subban's The Hockey Skates. A student and teaching assistant at Concordia University studying film animation, Maggie has also created graphic and concept art for Nanomonx, a digital education firm, as well as animation and concept art for multiple independent films and video games.
""A sleepy seasonal ode to the lights that shine after the sun goes down. . . . The lights, both natural and artificial, cast such warm glows that even in darker scenes, the shadows are never deep in Zeng’s peaceful, idyllic layouts. As she follows an East Asian–presenting human family and a furry four-footed one through the seasons, she tucks in grace notes, from foxlike swirls of sky mist to symbolic candles for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah . . . Comforting and snoozy, just right for bedtime reading."" —Kirkus Reviews ""The human and fox families’ parallel lives are drawn in lush, darkly colored pages, with most spreads in an impressionistic style. . . . A lovely look at fox and human families as they enjoy the changing lights and nature. Perfect for cozy bedtime stories."" —School Library Journal