Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Bethanie Deeney Murguia earned an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. Bethanie lives with her family and her forty pound lap dog, Thunder, in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has created numerous picture books and is currently working on the WAGNIFICENT early middle grade graphic novel series and a middle grade graphic novel for Candlewick Press.
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