Spy Guy

Jessica Young’s award-winning picture book My Blue is Happy (2013) was included on the 2014 Bank Street College of Education’s Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults list and the Texas Library Association’s 2014 “2 x 2 Reading List,” and was chosen to represent Tennessee on the Library of Congress/Center for the Book’s 2013 “52 Great Reads” list. Finley Flowers is her first chapter book series. Jessica grew up in Ontario, Canada and currently lives in Nashville, Tenn. with her family, where she teaches elementary and middle school art.

Charles Santoso (Chao) loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreaming about funny, wondrous stories. He gathers inspiration from his childhood memories and curiosities he discovers in his everyday travels. He has illustrated several picture books, including The Snurtch and I don’t Like Koala—both written by Sean Ferrell, Ida, Always—written by Caron Levis, which was mentioned in the New York Times as “an example of children’s books at their best,” Peanut Butter & Brains—written by Joe McGee, and Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don’t Do Bedtime—written by Cate Berry. Also a New York Times bestseller Wishtree by Katherine Applegate and A Boy Called Bat by Elana K Arnold.