Michael S. Bandy is the coauthor, with Eric Stein, of
White Water and
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box, both illustrated by James E. Ransome
. White Water was adapted into an award-winning screenplay that was developed into a film. Michael S. Bandy lives in Los Angeles.
Eric Stein is the coauthor, with Michael S. Bandy, of
White Water and
Granddaddy's Turn and also the coauthor and coproducer of the film
White Water. Eric Stein lives in Sherman Oaks, California.
James E. Ransome, the 2023 winner of the Children's Literature Legacy Award, is the illustrator of
Granddaddy's Turn by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein, as well as the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner
The Creation and many other books for children. James E. Ransome lives in Rhinebeck, New York.