Amy Avery Smith is a storyteller at heart. Her earliest memories are writing and illustrating stories on stapled construction paper to share with her sister. She continued drawing, writing, and storytelling as she grew up. She studied Fine Art and Film in college, and found her voice in an illustration class she took in London. Since then she has illustrated several published children's books, and is currently working on her first graphic novel. She loves to draw things that are quietly magical, forever hopeful, and always beautiful. She lives in the mountains of Colorado with her best friend and her two dogs, (and one murderous cat).