Sissy didn't expect to become an author. Inspiration struck while watching her baby notice his feet for the very first time. During a single nap time that day, with baby Berk snuggled to her chest, Sissy penned the first draft of Whose Toes? on her phone. With no illustrator or a clue how to publish a book, Sissy put the story on hold until the next baby came along. Motivation to finally print and publish the book struck while watching baby 2, Evren, discover his own feet. After a two-year project delay, Sissy found Emma to illustrate and got to work. The rest, as they say, is history.
Sissy was raised in Iowa but now lives in Minnesota with her husband, two boys, and their dog, Penny.
Ngoc K. Schmidt is a self-taught illustrator/author who has great love for nature and animals (especially bees, ladybugs and cats). Her major is in linguistics but drawing and making cute creations from polymerclay were always her favorite things to do in free time. She does digital art on Procreate, her style of illustration is always happy and colorful. She now lives in Ohio with her family.
