D Is for Desert

Ashley Marie Mireles was born and raised in the heart of California’s Central Valley where, as a child, she spent much of her time in her local library.Her love of books lead her to a career in the publishing industry. Ashley loves to travel, try new foods, read, and learn the choreography from her favorite music videos as a form of exercise. She currently lives in Fresno, California, with her boyfriend of six years and their terrier.

Volha Kaliaha is a vector designer and illustrator from Minks, Belarus. Following years of experience in linguistics, her interest in drawing lead to an artist’s career. Volha did not attend art school but rather refined her drawing skills from home. She worked on many various illustration projects, with her main focus being children’s illustrations. Motherhood enhanced her life as an artist, helping her to imagine the world from a child’s perspective and to see magic in simple things.