Barrington Irving Author

Captain Barrington Irving, at age twenty-three, broke records to become the youngest and first Black pilot to fly solo around the world. He grew up in Jamaica and Miami, and has flown to more than fifty countries. Barrington also has conducted more than eighty STEM expeditions to motivate youth around the world through his nonprofit Experience Aviation and his Flying Classroom, an interactive STEM+ learning adventure. Barrington is the author of the memoir Touch the Sky: My Solo Flight Around the World. Let’s Fly! is his debut picture book.

Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than thirty humorous, heartfelt, and enlightening books for kids, including Let Liberty Rise!, Bravo Avocado!, and The Tower of Life, which won the Sydney Taylor Book Award. Chana loves visiting schools and libraries and sharing her passion for reading and writing with children.

Shamar Knight-Justice is a New York Times best-selling illustrator and educator based in Atlanta. His artwork intentionally highlights Black and Brown children to celebrate the fullness of their identities in picture books. Shamar is the illustrator of Ari J.’s Kinky, Curly, Crown; Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince; Repeat After Me: Big Things to Say Every Day; and Forever and Always.