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Grace Banda Author

Nyasha Williams grew up living intermittently between the United States and South Africa. She received a bachelor’s degree from William Jewell College, a Diploma in Culinary Arts & Wine from Prue Leith Chefs Academy, and a master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction with an endorsement in Gifted & Talented. Currently, Nyasha lives in Broomfield, Colorado, with her husband.
 

Grace Banda grew up in Gauteng, South Africa and currently lives in Colorado as an Au Pair through a cultural exchange program and hopes to expand her passions to the world of publishing. Her interests also include gream food, children's psychology, and herbalism.

Kimishka Naidoo is a South African woman of South Asian decent who was raised to embrace the duality of her identity and celebrate other cultures at a young age. She traveled across the globe living in France, Austria and South Korea, where she was urged to explore and approach every situation with a wide lens and an open heart. She now enjoys creating illustrations that highlight and amplify the appreciation for BIPOC culture and beauty.