Alayne Kay Christian is the former acquisitions editor for Blue Whale Press, an imprint of Clear Fork Publishing. She’s an award-winning children’s book author and the creator and teacher of a picture book writing course Art of Arc.

Her published works include the SIENNA, THE COWGIRL FAIRY chapter book series, and picture books . . .

• BUTTERFLY KISSES FOR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA

• AN OLD MAN AND HIS PENGUIN: HOW DINDIM MADE JOÃO PEREIRA DE SOUZA AN HONORARY PENGUIN

• THE WEED THAT WOKE CHRISTMAS: THE MOSTLY TRUE TALE OF THE TOLEDO CHRISTMAS WEED. Born in the Rockies, raised in Chicago, and now a true-blue Texan, Alayne’s writing shares her creative spirit, humor, and the kinship to nature and humanity that reside within her heart.