Monster Diaries Books

Annette Sexton graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in English. Diagnosed with ADHD at age ten, she is excited to be a part of helping kids face and overcome some familiar challenges. Annette also studied music and enjoys playing the piano and French horn. She loves reading, crocheting, and being a mother to two beautiful, busy little girls. She lives in Ithaca, New York, with her husband and their two daughters.

Caroline Bliss Larsen edits BYU Independent Study courses by day and writes and edits novels by night. She is also a freelance acquiring editor for Jolly Fish Press and Flux, middle grade and young adult imprints of North Star Editions. She graduated in language, literature, and editing at Brigham Young University. She is the coauthor of Marvin’s Monster Diary 2 (+Lyssa!): ADHD Emotion Explosion and Marvin’s Monster Diary 3: Trouble with Friends. Originally an East Coast girl, Caroline lives in Utah with her game-designer husband. To clear her head of words from time to time, she likes to Irish dance, play board games, and snuggle her nieces, nephew, husband, and delightfully clingy cat, Cinder. Follow her on most major social media platforms, or visit carolineblisslarsen.com.

Jeff Harvey grew up in northern California doing nothing but making art. Since then, he has graduated from BYU in illustration and moved to Utah, where lives with his wife and family, still doing nothing but making art.

Arief Kriembonga graduated from Jakarta Arts Institute, Indonesia. He started his career as a children’s and comic book illustrator in 2010. In addition to being an illustrator, Arief also works as a UI/UX and graphic designer. Besides art, his greatest passion is single-origin coffee. He lives with his wife and one beloved daughter in Jakarta, Indonesia.