Mary E. Lyons

Mary Lyons is the author of a number of award-winning books, including Sorrow's Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of Zora Neale Hurston; Raw Head, Bloody Bones: African-American Tales of the Supernatural; and Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs. She lives with her husband in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mireille Vautier has illustrated more than fifteen books for children in her native France. Her books have won many prizes, including an honorable mention for Yesteryear at the Bologna children's Book Fair. She lives in Paris, France.