OUR TEAM
Founder and editor in chief Claire Taylor (she/her) has been a writer since childhood. Her first poem, published at the age of ten in Highlights Magazine, was about what it might feel like to be a leaf. Growing up, Claire’s favorite books were The Boxcar Children series, Bridge to Terabithia, and Say Goodnight, Gracie. She loves stories that explore our humanity and emotions, foster creativity, and encourage readers to take care of the world and each other. Claire's debut picture book, Benjamin's Sad Day, is forthcoming from Golden Fleece Press. Claire lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with her family and pets in an old stone house where birds love to roost.
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Read more about Claire & find her books & other writing here.
Cover artist Rachael Harbert (she/her) is an artist, nature lover, and cat lady currently living in Michigan. All her life, making art has helped Rachael cope with tough times, express joy, and discover more about herself. Dance/movement, drawing, painting, and journaling are some of her favorite mediums. She loves patterns, textures, and detail. She can spend hours looking at rocks. Her favorite place to be is the forest, so her favorite color is green. Something she loves most of all is watching things grow.
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Find books, cards, and prints featuring Rachael’s illustrations here.
Illustrator Kim Wagner Nolan is an author/illustrator and museum exhibition designer, specializing in educational interactive exhibits for children. Her work has been showcased in over a hundred museum and gallery exhibits and has appeared in several print and online publications. She was the winner of the 50 Precious Words International Writing Contest (2024), the SCBWI Draw This! Contest (12/2024), and she once won two dozen doughnuts in the Krispy Kreme Doughnut painting contest. When she’s not painting for doughnuts, Kim enjoys going on adventures and playing the ukulele for her pet chickens.
Find more at kimwnolan.com.
Illustrator Imogen Hartland (she/her) is inspired by the ordinary magic in our extraordinary world. Her writing and illustrations have been published in various anthologies and wonderful children's literature magazines, including Little Thoughts Press, The Toy Press, Paperbound Magazine, and The Dirigible Balloon. She's currently pursuing her dream of creating picture books. Her favourite books are by Bob Graham and Beatrice Alemagna. She also writes songs for (her) kids, and sometimes imagines life as a musical (there's a lot of dancing!). Imogen lives in Sydney, Australia, near some rock pools and the bush, with her husband, two wonder-full daughters, and Bonnie, their beautiful dog.
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You can read more about Imogen's creations (and listen to some songs, too!) here.
Past Staff
Carries Karnes-Fannin