Talia Benamy loves writ­ing sto­ries that cen­ter Jew­ish iden­ti­ty and bring light into the world. She is also an edi­tor at Philomel, an imprint of Pen­guin Young Read­ers, where she works on books for kids and teens. In her non-book-focused time, she loves trav­el, pol­i­tics, and being an aunt to a whole host of nib­lings. Talia lives in Brook­lyn, where she was born and raised. This is her first pic­ture book.