Caren Stel­son is an award-win­ning author of non­fic­tion books that focus on war and peace themes. She believes young read­ers want to know the truth about their world and how oth­ers find resilience and courage in dif­fi­cult times. Her work includes Ezra Jack Keats Book Award win­ner A Bowl Full of Peace and Sachiko: A Nagasa­ki Atom­ic Bomb Sur­vivor’s Sto­ry, which was longlist­ed for a Nation­al Book Award and received a Sib­ert Hon­or Award, the Jane Addams Chil­dren’s Book Award, and the Flo­ra Stieglitz Straus Award. Caren and her hus­band Kim live in Min­neapo­lis. www​.caren​s​tel​son​.com