Kathleen Welton is an advocate for animals and wildlife as well as an award-winning editor and publisher. Her publishing career has spanned nearly 40 years and she has had the opportunity to work with many wonderful authors to create best-selling books-from business and finance to legal and lifestyle. She has served as Director of Book Publishing for the American Bar Association, Director for H&R Block, VP & Publisher for IDG Books, VP & Publisher for Dearborn Trade, Senior Editor for Dow Jones-Irwin, Editor for Praeger Publishers, and Editor and Sales Representative for D. Van Nostrand. She is the editor of The Little Book of Gratitude Quotes, The Little Book of Quotes by Women, The Little Book of Success Quotes, and The Little Journal of Gratitude. She is co-editor of 100 Essential Modern Poems by Women and co-author of Poetry for Beginners. Kathleen graduated from Stanford University with a BA in both English and Italian Literature (with honors). She is a member of Cap & Gown, the Stanford Women's Leadership Organization and she served as president as an undergraduate. She currently publishes books that inspire the spirit, relax the mind, and focus on fun at aka Associates and she is an advocate for animal rescue and wildlife groups that support cats, dogs, elephants, giraffes, horses, and rhinos.