About the Author

Author M.L. Tarpley writes stories of adventure, friendship, and fun that transport kids to amazing places across the world. She is a kid at heart with an active imagination that she thankfully don't have to rein in when writing quirky novels that she would have loved as a kid. She is also an award-winning journalist and world traveler. Besides writing and traveling to over a dozen countries, her other interests include hanging out at cool coffee shops, listening to vintage records, going on adventures with her family, and researching dead people in her family from long ago (*cough* it's called genealogy). She lives in Louisiana with her husband and son. For more information, visit her website, www.mltarpleybooks.com Artist Monica Bruenjes specializes in creating original animation and illustration. She holds a MFA in Animation from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Prior, she lived in Japan for a year while completing a double-major for a BA in Art and a BA in Japanese. Originally from California, she now lives in Wisconsin to be near her family, bears, deer, and the occasional porcupine. For more information, check out her website at www.artistmonica.com