Sherri Maret is a former English teacher/library media specialist. Her book, The Cloud Artist: A Choctaw Tale, published by The RoadRunner Press was a finalist for First Nation Communities Read Award, Oklahoma Book Award, and Writers' League of Texas Book Award. She is also the author of Lela and the Butterflies (Muddy Boots, 2020) and Twelve Days of Winter (Muddy Boots, 2022) She lives in Walla Walla, Washington.
Thomas Hilley is the illustrator of several picture books for children. He has worked with author Sherri Maret on two previous books: The Book of Untold Stories: Fourteen Prompts to Spark the Imagination and Twelve Days of Winter. Although mostof his work is drawn digitally, he is inspired by old woodcut prints and scratchboard drawings. Thomas lives in Oklahoma and enjoys looking for animals while hiking and spending time outside.
