Ellen Ramsey's love of reading and writing led her to careers as a teacher, technical writer, and author of stories for children. Her debut picture book, A Book for Bear, received the Moonbeam Award for the Best First Book (Picture Book category) and was nominated for a Keystone State Literacy Association “Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award.” When she is not reading or writing, she loves hiking and watching butterflies, birds, and bees, and nighttime star gazing and wa

Tina Athaide’s journey began in Uganda, with stops in London and Canada, before settling in Southern California. A lifelong booklover, she never saw someone like her—a samosa-loving, salwar kameez-wearing, brown-skinned Asian Indian—reflected in stories. Now a teacher of 30+ years, she writes diverse books to fill that gap. Her middle-grade debut, Orange for the Sunsets, won a Canadian Children’s Book Centre Award for Historical Fiction and reaches readers worldwide. Her new

Natasha Zimmers has always loved reading, writing, and the outdoors. As a grownup, she’s still always looking for ways to spend time learning outside, then writing stories to share her love of nature. She gets to spend many of her days working with her Forest School and Environmental Studies students being curious and making observations. Visit Natasha's website to learn more about her and her work. 1. How did you begin your journey as an author? I always loved to paint pict