Heather Ayris Burnell lives in Washington state where she loves spending time in the sparkly snow. Heather is a librarian and the author of Kick! Jump! Chop! The Adventures of the Ninjabread Man. Unicorn and Yeti is her first early reader series.
Kelly Greenawalt is a children's book author, wife, and mother of seven living just outside Houston, Texas. Princess Truly was inspired by her daughters, Calista and Kaia, who are smart, spunky, and have magical curls of their own.
Norm Feuti is an Geisel Honor-winning children's author, illustrator, and cartoonist. His early reader series Hello, Hedgehog! is part of Scholastic's Acorn early reader line. And his graphic novel series Beak and Ally is published by HarperCollins. Norm lives in Massachusetts with his family.
Vicky Fang is a product designer who spent five years designing kids' technology experiences for both Google and Intel, often to inspire and empower kids in coding and technology. She started writing to support the growing need for early coding education, particularly for girls and kids of color. She is the author, and sometimes illustrator, of nineteen new and upcoming books for kids, including the Layla and the Bots series,
Invent-a-Pet, I Can Code Board Books,
Friendbots, and the forthcoming Ava Lin series, Best Buddies series,
AlphaBot, and
The Boo Crew Needs You! You can visit Vicky at vickyfang.com.
Amariah Rauscher is an artist and illustrator specializing in luminous watercolor illustration. She lives with her husband and children in Illinois, where she enjoys drawing, painting, and bringing Princess Truly's newest journeys to life.
Hazel Quintanilla lives in Guatemala where she illustrates children’s books, magazines, and games! She is the illustrator of the Unicorn and Yeti early reader series, written by Heather Ayris Burnell. And she has a secret: Unicorn and Yeti remind Hazel of her sister and brother. Her siblings are silly, funny, and quirky -- just like the characters!
Luisa Leal is an illustrator and designer born and raised in Venezuela. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and combined the technical skills with her passion for illustration to become a full-time artist. Best Buddies, written by Vicky Fang, is her first early readers series. Currently Luisa lives in Las Vegas. You can visit Luisa at luisaleal.com.