Red loves being red! Sometimes, he's too focused on red. Through the unconditional kindness of the other colors, he sees that he is part of a whole, and the best things come from working together.

Lysa Mullady is the author of Bye Bye, Pesky Fly, which was her first book. She has been an elementary school counselor for 30 years and is known for her engaging, enthusiastic, and creative counseling style. Her passion is to teach her students to be problem solvers by talking it out and thinking good things. Lysa was born and raised on Long Island, where she still lives with her family and two golden-doodles. You can find her on the weekends enjoying the beach with her husband, walking the dogs and searching for beach glass, all while imagining ways to help others become the best they can be. Visit lysamullady.com.

Laurent Simon graduated from the Emile Cohl School of Art in Lyon in 2001. After a brief stint at the illustration agency Costume 3 Pièces, he went back to a drawing career in 2009, mostly creating advertisements and posters. In 2011, he penned his first work, Cacophonie à Fabémol, illustrated by Marie Flusin. Since then, he’s been illustrating and sometimes writing children’s books and stories for children’s magazines. He works with his wife in Saint-Etienne, France. Visit laurent-simon.ultra-book.com.