Julia Patton is an illustrator, designer, and creative writer who's been working in art and design for more than 25 years across many design disciplines. Her creative journey has led her to fashion design, greeting card creation, art licensing, teaching illustration, set building, creating timepiece designs, textile printing, costume making, interior design, and mentoring emerging talent. She has illustrated over 50 books. When Julia's not doing serious grownup stuff, she loves traveling, constantly finding inspiration for stories everywhere. She loves campfire barbeques and has been know to talk to her plants, which fill her entire home studiio.