Diane Kaufman is a wife and mother who loved "going on adventures" with her young daughter by fabricating fanciful stories before bedtime every night. Retired from working in the business world for more than 30 years and with her daughter fully grown, Diane now creates and shares whimsical adventures with her great-nephew and great-nieces. Her charming original stories are adventurous tales brimming with enough fun, magic, exploration, and love to captivate the imagination of the child in us all. Karine Makartichan has been drawing since she was just 5 years old. In 2000 Karine was accepted into the Fine Arts program at the State Pedagogical University of Armenia. Since graduating she has participated in more than 25 exhibitions in Armenia, Russia, Italy, France, Belgium, and Turkey. She spent nine years as a fine arts lecturer and owns an art studio in Waltham, Massachusetts, working on projects and teaching students. A gifted illustrator since 2002, Karine continues to pursue her passion.