About Mandy Settembre Books
Mandy Settembre studied developmental psychology at Cornell University and Harvard University. She grew up all over the world, and now lives outside Boston with her family and their orange cat. She is a collage artist and owner of Mandy Warhol Fine Art. Ours is her first picture book. Visit her online at mandywarhol.com. Fran Matsumoto is a Japanese Brazilian artist from São Paulo who studied biology at the University of São Paulo. Her first picture book, Tatá, addresses the criminal fires in Brazilian biomes, and received the award "Distinction" by Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio. Some of the plants in Ours were inspired by plants she has in her home, or were chosen for their symbology and relation to the story. You can visit her online at franmatsumoto.com.
