The book includes personal recollections of and conversations with children's literature expert and historian Leonard Marcus, award-winning author and illustrator Suzy Lee, prolific Singaporean author Jessie Wee and respected Australian author Dr Ken Spillman. It also provides a distinct regional focus on Philippine authors and artist with contributions from National Artist Virgilio Almario, award-winning author and artists Candy Gourlay and Isabel Roxas and social scientists Myra Garces-Bacsal and Jesus Federico Hernandez