Think Ahead Kids Publishing

Luigi was born with the creative gene. He discovered his talent at the young age of 8, with the help of The Secret City; a 1980s kids art show. He hasn’t looked back since. As a result from graduating from Humber College’s Advertising and Graphic Design program, Luigi has a strong command of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator - two of the programs used for his illustrations. From creating storyboards and conceptual art, to full coloured illustrated children’s books, he brings a unique perspective to the work he creates...and he loves it. 

 Illustrator Dori Durbin grew up most of her life in a small town in Michigan. After earning a BA in English and a secondary teaching certification, Dori taught high and middle school English and Science. She obtained her Master of Arts degree in Social work with an emphasis on Community Services.  As a lifelong art enthusiast and hobbyist, Dori formally began her art career in custom acrylic pet portraits 6 years ago.  Then after taking classes from Make Art that Sells (Lila Rogers), StoryTeller Academy (Arree Chung), Little Blue Mushroom (Kristen Balouch),  and remembering her love of children's picture books-- she began her career as a children's book illustrator. Dori has illustrated her own self published books,  including "Little Cat Needs Space," and "Little Cat Feels Left Out."  She still teaches youth art and participates occasionally in art shows.  Dori plans to continue writing and illustrating for children– and owning many cats! 

 Sara Westaway is professional artist, illustrator and author living and working in rural Dorset, UK.  She divides her time between illustration commissions, large scale hospital decoration projects and  producing her own beautifully illustrated Children’s Books.  All of Sara’s work in inspired by nature and she explains her motivation for her new titles...  “I began writing children’s books when my son started Primary School. He was a clever boy, but  just couldn’t get the hang of reading. School was a nightmare for him, but he found solace and  endless enjoyment from being outside, learning about animals and plants. I was determined to create  books that embraced this natural interest in all things wild, whilst at the same time using these topics  to help encourage early and reluctant readers. I am passionate about children enjoying the simple  pleasures to be found just beyond the back door, and I hope that the books will spark an interest in  reading and the natural world that will last a lifetime.

 Welcome Award WInning Illustrator, Michael Reyes. Graphic Designer and Professional illustrator. Michael has won awards in advertising illustrations and children's books.  Graphic Designer and Professional illustrator With extensive experience and trajectory in the advertising, audiovisual, editorial, and related fields. He has worked with several of the most recognized brands and agencies in Colombia, and with some clients in England, the United States, Canada, and other countries. In addition, his passion for cartoons, caricatures, and character design has allowed him to venture on many occasions, in the development of transmedia children's content projects, such as children's books, video games, and other brands.  

 Victoria Hyla Maldonado

Victoria Hyla Maldonado has been writing all her life and has worked professionally as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. She has edited all forms of writing across various industries, but she particularly has a love for bringing book manuscripts, both short and long, to their fullest potential. She lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband and children and is the author of the children’s books “Bartleby the Brave,” “Miedosin el Valiente” (español), and “Tears for the Butterfly.” She is also the author of the substantive women’s fiction novels (Hearts Drawn Wyld trilogy) as well as a variety of published short stories with more to come. 

 Kristin Spann  

 Kristin Spann currently serves independent clients and major publishers through her business: Spring Tutoring, Writing, and Editing Services. Her editing skills include: Content editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading, and format checking for books and web content, as well as business, ministry, and personal documents.  Writing experience includes biblical articles, blog posts, flash fiction (fantasy), poetry, Bible studies, a study guide, and more.