is a children's book writer and former English teacher who loves literature, the outdoors, and hanging out with her husband and three daughters. She marvels at the power of art and literature to increase our capacity for awareness, empathy, and independent thought. She strives to share this awe with her own daughters—and anyone else who wants to listen. We live in Spokane but hightail it to the mountains as often as we can.
is a designer/illustrator and lifelong lover of children's books, cartoons, and toys. He's spent decades bringing illustration, characters, and brand personality to projects at Khan Academy, Microsoft, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Brooks Running, and others. He loves being outdoors and listening to his daughters point out his faults.