The Author:

Kelly Tenbarge

Kelly Tenbarge is a retired elementary school teacher with a masters in early childhood. A majority of her career was teaching kindergarten and first grade at Cynthia Heights Elementary, a school that emphasizes literature base learning. Kelly's days were filled with helping young minds develop the joy of reading. It was a privilege to have a career that involved a day of imagination and possibilities. Later in her teaching career, she taught art and technology to kindergarten through fifth grade students, and enjoyed correlating literature to the artistic expression, as well. Working with such creative minds pushed Kelly to find her inner child and create a special book for her grandchildren Sutton and Baylor. She hopes you enjoy the story, beautiful illustrations and the message it serves!

The Illustrator:

Patrick Kercher

Patrick is an artist, composer, writer, and game designer, with experience in self-taught web design. He had the privilege of studying under Kelly Tenbarge at Cynthia Heights Elementary School, the author of this book and an inspiring teacher. He attended Full Sail University and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Game Design in 2019.

He loves autumn, building computers, video games, drawing, sweets, vinyls, plushies, retro tech, collecting old media, and making or watching streaming content. Over the past year, he has lost more than 50 lbs through a dedicated keto diet.

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