Our Partners

Heather Hill Worthington - Author - www.heatherworthington.com
Heather, a native Long Islander, grew up in Huntington, New York and now lives with her husband and two
children on Long Island's North Fork. Besides being a writer, she has worked as a teacher and journalist. She
received her B.A. In History from the University of New Hampshire and her M.S. in Special Education from Adelphi
University in Garden City, New York. When not on Long Island, she sometimes can be found hiking, paddling or
skiing in Maine -- the place her Labrador Retriever likes traveling to most. This is her first children's book.

Bill Farnsworth - Illustrator/Artist - www.billfarnsworth.com
s a 1980 graduate of The Ringling School of Art and Design, Bill has spent the last twenty-eight years creating
paintings for magazines, advertisements, children’s books, and fine art commissions of portraits and landscapes.
Born in Norwalk Connecticut, Bill spent most of his life in New Milford, Connecticut painting landscapes of the rural
area, while supporting himself and his family with his growing illustration career.

Farnsworth’s paintings have appeared in many national shows and private collections throughout the United
States. Some of his work for The United States Airforce hangs in the Pentagon today.
A nationally known illustrator, Bill has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including The Kaya Series for
American Girl. His illustrations have been part of The Society of Illustrators Annual Show and The Oil Painters of
America National Show.

Farnsworth’s childrens books have received numerous awards, including the Teachers’ Choice Award, the 2005
Patricia Gallagher Award, the 2007 Volunteer State Book Award, and starred reviews in Publishers Weekly. His
Kaya series was a New York Times bestseller.

Farnsworth was featured on the PBS show, “Gulf Coast Journal,” hosted by Jack Perkins. “My goal with my work is
to paint what I love and convey that honestly so the viewer can feel that as well.”
Bill currently lives in Venice, Florida with his wife, Debbie, and daughters, Allison and Caitlin.

Lisa Victoria - Illustrator/Artist - www.lisavic t oria.ne t
holds an MFA in illustration from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. Her work has been displayed at the
University of California Davis, Academy of Art College and the Whittier Art Gallery. Lisa has been working as a
professional freelance artist since 1999. She illustrated the award winning "A Simple Brown Leaf" children's book
in 2004 and has several new children's book projects underway.

Lisa is a child at heart, which is exemplified in her illustrations of whimsy that are enjoyed by both young and old.
Her fantasy paintings intertwine flowers and nature with fairies and dragons. View more of Lisa's work at
www.lisavictoria.net

Anthony Alex LeTourneau - Illustrator/Artist - www.anthonyletourneau.com/
Anthony Alex Letourneau brought Zol to life in our latest novel, "In The Shadow Of The Mammoth." His
illustrations add clarity and depth to the character, and will help or readers to see the story as they read it.

Tony enjoys illustrating in a way that brings words and ideas to life. He spends his days in his studio painting what
he loves most--people, and playing with his sons and their black lab, Jetta. He has been a professional artist for
over 13 years. Anthony, his wife, Michelle, and their three sons live on a hobby farm in Hinckley, Minnesota.

Patricia Nikolina Clark - Author/archaeologist
has a passion for prehistory. It stems from a longing to go back to a simpler time as well as a longing to know
what our ancient ancestors knew about living close to nature. But there are no time machines in this life, except in
our minds. Clark imagined what daily life must have been like for the hunters and gatherers of the Ice Age, based
on archaeological evidence and current research. She had the good fortune to attend an excavation of Clovis
artifacts near her home in Washington State, where she held a stone point once held by a Clovis hunter 12,000
years ago. After that experience, the story idea came to her for In the Shadow of the Mammoth. “There is great
power in artifacts,” says Clark.

Ms. Clark’s short stories and articles have appeared in children’s magazines for many years. This is her first novel
for middle-grade readers.

Thomas H. Bone' III - Animator-Cartoonist-Designer - www.thomasbone.com
Thomas was responsible for bringing the character of PeeWee Pipes to life. His use of rich color and lively
illustrations jump off the pages. Thomas has the ability to combine real-life attributes with a cartoonist style to
create unique, lovable characters. His consistency and ability to visualize the character made him the right choice
for our first book.

Additionally, Thomas created our logo, the character for The Teacher Who Would Not Retire series, Mrs.
Belle, and will be illustrating the next book in this series.

Friesens Book Division - Printer - http://www.friesens.com
From their website "Friesens was founded in 1907 by Mr. D. W. Friesen. Throughout his business dealings, he
treated his customers and staff in a fair and honorable way. The firm was started so that the Friesen family could
earn their livelihood in Altona, as well as serve the community. Craftsmanship was his basic concern, not as an
end unto itself, but rather as an extension of his faith. D.W. Friesen adhered to strong Christian principles that
encouraged a life of service to others. His products and business dealings reflected these beliefs and established
Friesen’s reputation for fairness, honesty and integrity."

D. W. Friesens felt these principles were the basis for every successful business, and the ones we at Friesens
hope to maintain in the company today.

Baker & Taylor - Our wholesaler - http://www.btol.com
From their website "Baker & Taylor is a leading full-line distributor of books, videos and music products to
Internet and traditional retailers and to library customers. We also provide our customers with value-added
proprietary data products and customized management and outsourcing services. We have been in business over
170 years and have developed long-term relationships with our customers and with the major book publishers,
movie studios and record labels."

Follett Library Resources - Our wholesaler - www.flr.follett.com
From their website "Follett Library Resources, one of the Follett Corporation companies, has been providing
educational materials to school libraries since 1940. At Follett we are committed to leading our industry in
customer satisfaction. Every Follett employee - from your local account manager, to your special customer care
representative, to the warehouse employee who fills your order - shares this common goal."