Alice Brière-Haquet is a former high school teacher and the author of many books, including Phalaina (Levine Querido), Nina (Charlesbridge), and Pocket Philosophy: Schopenhauer’s Porcupine (Oh! Editions). Her titles have received starred reviews from Booklist, Foreword, and Kirkus, and her book Phalaina was a starred inclusion on the Bank Street College of Education Best Books list. Alice lives in France. Follow her on Instagram @alicebrierehaquet or visit her blog at le-wonderblog.blogspot.com.

Michela Eccli is an Italian artist, illustrator, and author of children’s books. She created the art for this book with drawing, photography, and skeins of yarn. Thread by Thread is Michela’s English-language debut. Follow her on Instagram @michelaeccli and visit her website at michelaecccli.it.

Sarah Ardizzone has translated over fifty books from the French, including Alpha (Bellevue), Sweet Dreamers, and Letters from Bear (both Eerdmans). Her translations have been named to best-of-the-year lists by Kirkus, School Library Journal, and the Bank Street College of Education. Sarah lives in Brixton, England, where she and her family love knitting and all kinds of crafting with thread. Follow her on Instagram @sarahtranslatorardizzone.