Read about some of 
our authors and illustrators. |
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Barbara Sawyer: |
| Barbara, the creator |
| of the lovely color |
| covers and realistic |
| black-and-white |
| drawings for |
| the books Night- |
| shade and An Owl |
| Feather for |
| Emily, was born in |
| England. At Exeter |
| she studied art and |
| foreign languages, |
| and she later taught |
| in Paris, Munich, |
| and at the Univer- |
| sity of California at |
| Santa Barbara. A |
| graphics designer, |
| she lives in Santa |
| Barbara with her |
| husband George |
| and her cat Tigra. |
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Hope Slaughter: |
| After growing up in |
| the Black Hills of |
| South Dakota, |
| Hope graduated |
| from college in St. |
| Paul, Minnesota. |
| She then moved to |
| California, where |
| she now lives by the |
| ocean in Santa Bar- |
| bara with her hus- |
| band and their two |
| sons. She has been |
| published in various |
| children's magazines |
| and has written the |
| books A Cozy |
| Place, Buckley |
| and Wilberta, |
| Buckley and Wil- |
| berta: Forever |
| Friends, and more. |
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Deborah Stouffer: |
Deborah is a |
self-taught artist |
and successful |
architectural |
designer. For |
eight years she |
worked at Uni- |
versal Studios as |
a Set Designer |
and Art Director; |
later she worked |
alongside her |
husband as a film |
maker. She lives in |
Santa Barbara, |
| California, where |
| she raises her |
| three kids (who are |
| often her models) |
See more of her |
work at our Art |
Gallery page. |
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| Chris Strodder: |
| Chris wrote the |
| children's book A |
| Sky for Henry in |
| the 1980s. In 2000 |
| he wrote Swingin' |
| Chicks
of the '60s, |
| a celebration of that |
| wild era. The book |
| was praised in many |
| newspapers, USA |
| Today, Playboy, |
| even the National |
| Enquirer. Chris got |
| to tour and go on |
| national TV shows. |
| He then wrote |
| Lockerboy (on sale |
| in 2002) and The |
| Wish Book (on |
| sale in 2004). Chris |
| lives in Marin |
| County, California. |
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Lee Wardlaw: |
Lee is a former |
teacher who lives |
in Santa Barbara, |
California with |
her husband and |
two cats. Her |
interests include |
reading, swimming, |
studying philosophy, |
and visiting |
schools to talk |
to kids about |
writing. She is the |
author of nine |
books for young |
readers, including |
three books about |
the character Jeffrey |
(Me+Math=Head- |
ache, The Eye and |
I, and Operation |
Rhinoceros |
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Rachel |
Weininger: |
Rachel's interest in |
magical experiences |
grew from her own |
magical childhood. |
World teacher |
Krishnamurti was |
one of her earliest |
childhood friends, |
and her school |
years were spent in |
such diverse sur- |
roundings as a tug- |
boat off Baja Cali- |
fornia and the rain |
forest. Rachel now |
lives in Santa Bar- |
bara, California. |
She has a magical |
cat named Amber |
Alexandria. Rachel |
wrote Nightshade. |
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