About the Author

Angela ventured into the world of book writing to fulfill a promise to her beloved mother-in-law, Sue, whose bright light was extinguished after a valiant 13-year battle with breast cancer. In death, as in life, Sue continues to motivate and inspire her. When Angela isn't writing or navigating the great unknown of parenting, she's juggling two entrepreneurial businesses, planning her next adventure, crafting up a storm, gaming with friends, and doing her little part to take down cancer. Professionally, she's most well known for her editorial work on preschool toys, including the award-winning line of Cranium Bloom games, puzzles, and activity books; family games, such as Cranium Family Edition, Whoonu, Kabookii (Nintendo Wii), Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Game, Smithsonian Mission Museum, and MythBusters Hit the Target Trivia Game; and adult party games, like Cranium WOW and Party Playoff. She's the dream chaser behind My Castle Heart Publications and owner of Syntax Sorceress LLC, where she works her wordsmithing magic for clients like Hasbro, Target, Microsoft, Wonder Forge, and Pluto VR. Once upon a time, she majored in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, minoring in English literature. Angela lives in Seattle with her husband and best friend, Ryan; her sociable daughter, Szaba; her inquisitive baby boy, Von; and her rescue pup, Pavlov. If you frequent these other online social-spheres, please stop by and say hello! Facebook: My Castle Heart Instagram: MyCastleHeart Google+: MyCastleHeart Twitter: MyCastleHeart Pinterest: Angela Hylland Artist Jackie Phillips, the rainbow revolutionist behind Precious Beast, is driven by that sweet feeling you get when you know the colors are just right and the artwork takes on a life of its own. Self taught and armed with acrylic paints in nearly every color of the rainbow, she approaches her pieces pattern first and color second, always in search of the perfect balance of whimsy and pop. Her original designs are currently brightening up spaces all over the world. Jackie launched her art studio Precious Beast in December 2010 and, soon after, expanded into graphic design. Late 2013 brought the addition of creative consulting services, where Jackie translates her 10+ year background working among the giants of the entertainment industry (including former FOX Chairman/current TBS & TNT President Kevin Reilly and actor Hugh Laurie) into hands-on guidance for others. Her current list of clients includes artists, designers, photographers, bloggers, actors, executives, writers, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and retail shops. Via her collaborations, Jackie's work reaches an average of six-million people every week. The Denim Jungle is her debut as a children's book illustrator.

Reviews

"Visually stunning and engaging, designed for multiple reads that will reveal new details each time... Terrific verse, pacing, length, and lesson at the end... It's not always the case that text, illustration and that hard-to-define magic that occurs in their synergy live in a book, but in this case, they definitely do." -Judge, 24th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards