The Authors Priscilla and Shawn Tan are proud parents of a three-year-old girl nicknamed Monmon. When they failed to find good age-appropriate books that would inspire Monmon to be anything she wanted to be, they decided to write it themselves, and the Awesome Women series was born. The Illustrator Kristen Kiong is a Singapore-based illustrator and calligrapher with a heart for meaningful projects. She is also the illustrator of another children’s picture book, I’ll Love You Anyway.