MacKenzie Haley (the one on the left) is a New York Times best selling illustrator currently residing in Louisville, KY. She received her BFA in illustration from the University of Dayton. Her clients include Macmillan, Harper Collins, Little Simon, Flamingo,Penguin Random House, Cottage Door Press, Page Street Publishing, Albert Whitman & Co, Capstone Publishing, Highlights Magazine, Magination Press and Storytime Magazine among others. A Book For Bear has been included in Dolly Parton’s Imagination library for 2024 and 2025. She loves spending time with her family (niece above on the right) and friends. She's completed three full marathons (slowly), fostered about twelve cats (not at the same time), and has two codependent cats named Booger and Abby. For work inquiries, please contact Nicole Tugeau with Tugeau 2 Art and Literary Agency at nicole@tugeau2.com. She has currently reached the maximum amount of cat shirts a grown woman is allowed to have, and is banned from buying any more (but can accept them as gifts).