Jennyann is an Artist, Illustrator, and former Activity Specialist for an after school program, with over 11 years experience working as a teaching artist, for various non profits and after school programs in the Bay Area! She has a BFA in Illustration from the California College of the Arts; and has been diligently building her life as an Artist, with the goal of working full time in her studio in Benicia, CA. Jennyann is also passionate about mentoring artists to sustain their creative juice, and helping after school programs teach art for learning. While making art,
illustrating children's books, murals-on-canvas, and more! 
Learn more about Jennyann & her work  at:
 www.paintishthickerthanwater.com or send her a tweet @Paintisthicker.

Dani is passionate about education, writing, parenting and art. She loves sharing the information and inspiration with those who read her blog. She currently resides with her husband Peter and son David in the outer, outer reaches of the Greater Vancouverish area.
Learn more about Dani & her Blog at:
http://daniduckart.blogspot.com , or send her a tweet @DaniDuck

 
Tori loves monsters, hates chores, and adores collaborations (especially with monsters!). Her art is usually for grown-ups, but she loves coloring and monsters so much she just had to take part in this project!

You can learn more about her work at:
http://www.quirkipreneurs.com/monsters
or send her a tweet @ToriDeaux

Telaina is a children’s book writer and illustrator. She loves living in Alaska with her family, and having adventures everyday. She teaches free art lessons on her blog at www.impandthestoryteller.com or send her a tweet @TelainaMuir

Bobbie began drawing at a very young age.. after her dad brought home some unlined paper from work. Her passion was drawing and creating her own paper dolls and make clothes for them. Which eventually led her to create comic books about fashion. Bobbie also studied graphic design in college while working as a Visual Merchandising and winning awards!  (Fancy that!) After her children, Holly and Ben, were born she fell in love with children’s book illustration and has been doing it ever since.  Illustrating  books like “Saving Emma” for the Apothecary Museum in Alexandria, VA and several other books. She's currently  writing and illustrating in the hopes of  publishing more books.
Learn more about Bobbie at: http://www.bobbiedacus.com
or send her a tweet @BobbieDacus

Teresa is a new writer/illustrator hoping to illustrate some of the books she has written. A kid at heart, she still loves to color, so drawing a page for The Monster Coloring Book was a perfect fit. And, speaking of monsters, when she went to bed when she was little, she wouldn't let her arms or feet dangle over the sides of the bed for fear the monster beneath her bed would grab her. She says she knows monsters are make-believe; but, if she saw one on the street, she would run. Books and art have been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. As an elementary student, she helped the school librarian re-shelve books, wrote her first story at age eight, joined what she now knows was a critique group at age ten, painted a sixty foot mural three years ago and continues to write and draw on a daily basis. Professionally trained as a licensed psychologist, it is not uncommon for her stories to have a therapeutic bent. She is the proud mother of two very outstanding young adults, twelve goldfish, a clumsy bull-dog, an old cat, and a cat that thinks she is a dog. She used to have a lizard named Steve who -- looked kinda like a monster. She hopes you have a monstrously good time coloring. Feel free to visit her website at www.TeresaMISchaefer.com,
or send her a tweet @TMISchaefer.

Creating monsters is Cecilia favorite activity. Stories, art and children all have Cecilia's unique monster creating stamp on them. She has art and short stories in
a wide variety of anthologies and has the pleasure of illustrating the work of other writers. Cecilia can be found in the usual social sites hiding behind her friends the pixel monsters.

Learn more about her Monsters at: http://ceciliaaclark.blogspot.com
 or send her a tweet @cc_lark

 Kim MacPherson is a children’s author, illustrator, and editor. Her favorite book as a kid was the original Golden Book of Fairy Tales. She was also obsessed with Dr. Seuss.  You can also find Kim  blogging about writing, drawing, and reading children’s books at KidLitDish.com and editing Picture Books
 at PictureBookEditor.com, or send her a tweet @KidLitDish

Mary has always had a passion for art. She is currently working towards children’s art, because it has always fascinated her. Fueled by her work as a reading teacher! Mary has never had formal art training just a few classes here and there. All of my educational background is in Education. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English and two Masters’ of Arts in Education. The littlest thing can inspire a drawing or painting; a color, a spot, a leaf, or a bug. I love surrealism and do a lot of it in my fine art. The children’s art scene is new to me but I’m learning and meeting some really wonderful people on this new journey in my life.
Learn more about Mary at:
http://www.flynnsfineart.com, or send her a tweet @Flynnsfineart

 Annina is a Byzantine and European history nut, currently living in Huntington, NY. She loves, illustrating , and designing coloring books that feature characters from mythology and opera. She someday hopes to write a Middle Grade historical novel. Annina was born in Germany, but raised in the U.S. She is Swiss/American and speaks an impressive  three languages. German, Swiss German, and French. To learn more about Annina, head over to her blog "All my Characters" at http://allmycharacters. wordpress.com
and she also loves connecting on twitter  @AnninaLuck

Jennifer believes in the power of creativity, cocktails, (parenthetical references) and having a good laugh (generally at her own expense). She believes that doing at least one creative thing a day is good for the soul and that having multiple passions prevents burnout! Deadlines are her best motivators; second only to rewards. Jennifer also enjoys working with emerging authors and small businesses to add a touch of fun and whimsy to their books, websites, and products to help get their message out to their right people in an approachable, understandable way.
Learn more about Jennifer at www.ScrapsOfLife.com and www.JenniferVanderbeek.com or send her a tweet @scrapsoflife

Leila is an up and coming illustrator and children’s books author. She has left the corporate world of publishing more than a year ago to invest herself completely into her new career. She has started by studying for Diploma in Children’s Book Illustrations which she received with Merit from the London Art College in January 2014. Leila has also published a short poetry book in 2013 and is now working on a fiction/fantasy novel for 9-12yo children and two picture book projects to be published end of 2014. She uses a variety of media for her art, from the traditional watercolors, markers, pastels, to the more advanced digital art. She has published a few custom made books for special occasions and on commissions. Books requested by parents or relatives of a child, telling the child’s story through a series of illustrations and very short and sweet text. If you’d like to see a sample, do drop her an email or get in touch with her via the various social media platforms. Learn more about Leila at: http://leilanabih.com or send her a tweet @LN_Illustration.

Lezette has been inspiring creativity 7+ years experience motivating people to embrace a creative practice in their lives for the betterment of themselves and their communities. She has a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design that she uses to share creative inspiration, coaching and tutorials online at SimplyArtOC.com. Lezette was also the Vice President of the Art & Creativity for Healing Women’s Guild (2012-2013) located in Laguna Niguel, California. Her fascination with Mixed Media started as a young child, and she is blessed to say never left me.
Feel free to send her a tweet @SimplyArt_Us