Sara Jewell is a freelance writer, substitute teacher, licensed lay worship leader, and the author of two collections of essays for adults. A former city girl, she lives on seventy-two acres along the River Philip in northern Nova Scotia with her husband, her mother, several pets, and a flock of chickens. The birds and critters in this book often show up when she walks through the field and woods behind her house. For more, check out www.sarajewell.ca. Charlotte Manning is an illustrator from Northumberland in the UK. She's currently living and working in British Columbia, Canada. She loves being outdoors and drawing what she can see in nature. She works with mixed media and pochoir. Her debut book The Lost Horse was published in the UK in 2022. Find more of her art at www.charlottemanning.art