The Night Before Kwanzaa

About the Author

Natasha Wing (www.natashawing.com) lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her first book in the Night Before series, The Night Before Easter, was published in 1999.

Kirsti Jewel is an educator, writer, and learner who has spent more than fifteen years working in education, integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging (DEIJB) work into everything she does. She is currently the Director of Diversity, Equity & Belonging at Friends Seminary– an independent school in Manhattan. She was a Kweli Fellow in 2020, and her first children’s book, What Is Junteenth?, was published in 2022 by Penguin Workshop. She currently lives in Brooklyn, and when she’s not writing, reading, or engaging in social justice work, she’s likely doing yoga or exploring New York with her friends and her Jack Russell terrier, Trinidad-Helsinki.

Amy Wummer is the illustrator of over fifty children's books. In 1998 and 2007, she received the Highlights for Children Cover of the Year award. Amy has illustrated several books in The Night Before series. She lives in Reading, Pennsylvania.