Melody: My Diary

Denise Lewis Patrick grew up in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She wrote and illustrated her first book when she was ten--she glued yellow cloth to cardboard for the cover and sewed the pages together on her mom's sewing machine. Today, Denise lives in New Jersey.

Brittney Bond was born in sunny South Florida and, after living there for most of her life, is currently based in suburban Maryland. A self-taught artist, she works primarily digitally with a passion for using appealing color palettes, intriguing lighting, and a magical and positive aura throughout her illustrations.

Acamy Schleikorn is an illustrator and author from Las Vegas. It is very important to Acamy that her work reflects the diverse world that we live in. When people see her work, she wants them to feel beautiful, valued, and encouraged. She creates her illustrations digitally making sure to bring aspects of texture and wonder to her work to give it more of a traditional feel.