Diana Skelton was previously a member of the leadership team of ATD Fourth World (All Together in Dignity), a creative grassroots organization committed to countering the culture, institutions, and systems that trap people in persistent poverty. Their “Story Garden” brings books, crafts, and other educational resources to low-income families in eighteen countries across the Americas, Africa, and Europe. Visit them at ATDFourthWorld-USA.org.

Joel Ross is the author of The Fog Diver, which was named to the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list and won the YouPer Award from the Michigan Library Association, and the Beast & Crown and Alley & Rex series. He’s volunteered for ATD for thirty years. Visit him at TheJoelJoel.com.