About Katie Weaver
Katie Weaver is a multi-award-winning author, professional book designer, dog lover, and momma of five. She has a passion for writing the types of books that kids (and their caregivers) love to read—funny and offbeat! She's from the DC area but now lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, with her family.
About Caner Soylu
Turkish-born Caner Soylu is a professionally trained children's book illustrator, character designer, 2D animator. He's worked in animation industry as a character designer, layout/background artist, and has illustrated over 30 books—and counting! Caner lives in Poland with his kitty name Asia.
About Melinda Sewak
Melinda Sewak (she/her/hers) is an Emmy-nominated story chaser, whose rich, lyrical, and welcoming voice brings life to an ever-growing cast of characters. Her facility with language is deeply immersive and has added dimension to 25+ audiobooks, ranging from children’s fiction to YA to romantic comedy to fantasy. Melinda has been fine-tuning her ability to convey the truth and the comedy in every story by drawing on her own diverse life experiences as a Black, queer creator – having grown up as a first-generation Haitian-American, graduated with a BA in Theater Studies from Yale University, toured as a jazz a cappella singer, worked as a firefighter and rescuer, conducted and published critical care and emergency medicine research, attended medical school, coached as a certified personal trainer, served as a Shakespeare teaching artist, worked in IT as a data and business analyst – and professionally acting on stage and screen. While varied, the through-line has always been a love for people and storytelling – and an always-present desire, evident in the rhythm and curiosity that exude from her voice, to discover, to share, and to connect with story and listener alike.