Bing, Bop, Bam: Time to Jam!

About Valerie Bolling

Valerie Bolling is the author of Ride Roll Run: Time for Fun!; Together We Ride (which received starred reviews from Booklist and The Horn Book); and Lets Dance! (winner of an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award). In addition to being an author Bolling has been an educator for 30 years. She is focused on bringing diverse literature to young readers and creating stories in which all children can see themselves and feel valued and validated. She loves dancing and music so if a jam took place on her street in Stamford Connecticut Bolling and her husband (who plays the djembe) would definitely join in. Learn more about Bolling and her books at valeriebolling.com. Sabrena Khadija is a Sierra Leonean American illustrator who is inspired by bold geometry nature and the feminine spirit. She takes pride in creating works that help others feel seen and inspired not only to see beauty in themselves but to recognize and acknowledge that of others. She is the illustrator of Ride Roll Run and We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet. Khadija lives in Silver Spring Maryland. Learn more at sabrenakhadija.com.