Amanda M. Thrasher
Amanda M. Thrasher was born in England, moved to Fort Worth, Texas, when she was fourteen and resides there still. After leaving the corporate- sales world, she started writing full time. Author of the Mischief Patch book series, Mischief in the Mushroom Patch and A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch. Her latest release is The Ghost of Whispering Willow. She speaks to thousands of kids about writing and creating stories, helps raise money for schools at book fairs, and has just completed a graphic novel for the Texas Municipal Education Center, about teen driving safety, which will distributed across the State. She contributes weekly to an author blog, and is working on two novels at this time.
For more information, check out this online interview, visit Amanda's website or follow her on Twitter.
Jannifer Powelson
Jannifer Powelson was raised on a farm in West Central Illinois. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where she first started to get interested in the prairie. She received her Master's Degree in Biology from Souther Illinois University - Edwardsville. It was during her thesis research, which took place in Norther Illinois, that she began to learn, identify, and photograph prairie plants. She conducted research on wild raccoons and also ad a few "incidents' with skunks, and that is how the characters from Rachel and Sammy Visit the Prairie, the first book in this series, were derived. Rachel and Sammy Visit the Forest - A Guide to Spring Woodland Wildflowers is the second book in this fun and educational series, and Rachel and Sammy Learn About Trees is the third book in the series.
Jannifer is employed as a conservationist and resides in Princeton, Illinois with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys reading, writing, photograpy, and travel. She is completing work on her next book int he Rachel Raccoon and Sammy Skunk series, Rachel and Sammy Learn to Conserve.
Kinsy McVay
Kinsy McVay grew up in small-town Kansas and became enthralled with comic books early on. He received his illustration degree from the University of Kansas. His illustration career was derailed after college by his glamorous 7-year job in retail sales (gag). Luckily, through some great advice from his wife, he was able to break away from sales, and worm his way back toward his chosen field by becoming an elementary art teacher. As an art teacher, he was inspired to write his first children's book, Just Line Around, which tells the story of a horizontal line that no longer lies flat. His most recent work graces the cover of Amanda M. Thrasher's middle grade novel, The Ghost of Whispering Willow. He also has two other covers in the works as well as two more children's books.
