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Aaron Rosen Editor & Author

Aaron Rosen and Riley Watts are cousins and grew up in central Maine. Aaron is Professor of Religious Studies & Director of International and Cultural Projects at Rocky Mountain College, Montana. Riley is an accomplished modern dancer. Their work draws on a lot of artistic and educational experiences. Marika Maijala is an independent illustrator living and working in Helsinki, Finland. She was awarded Rudolf Koivu prize for the best Finnish children's book illustration in 2009 and she has been nominated for Finlandia Junior prize in 2008 and 2012. In 2015 and 2016 her illustrations were shortlisted in The AOI World Illustration Awards as well as in the The White Ravens List in 2015.