Aryeh and his Mommy

Skye and her Daddy

Our STORY

About a year ago...

 

Our son, Aryeh, picked up a copy of my sci-fi trilogy Order of the Seers and asked me if he could read it.  I told him that my books were for adults and that he would have to wait until he was older.  

 

To this, he frowned and said, "Well, will you write me a book that I can read?" I was so surprised and honored that he asked me that I HAD to say YES!  

 

Since then Aryeh and I have worked together to bring "Ellis and The Magic Mirror" to life.  Aryeh gave me the "must haves" in the story he wanted which included, a skateboard, an "awesome" fight scene and an appearance by his favorite stuffed animal "Chirpy".  I pitched the story concept.  He approved or revised as needed.  Every chapter I wrote, he read and changed according to his preferences. Every character sketch, Aryeh approved, until we had a story he liked.  Along the way, my husband and our daughter made their contributions to the story as well.  Seeing our son and daughter in their beds, reading their own book has been one of the best moments of my life.  We had a great time creating this story.  We hope you have almost as much fun reading it.

 

Gregory Garay

Artist Extraordinaire

Greg and I meet at a comic convention in Chicago in 2014.  As soon as I saw the incredible energy in his drawings, I knew I wanted to work with him. In fact, Greg is the only illustrator I considered for this project. Luckily, he had the time, interest and incredible generosity to take us on.  Through late night meetings on Google Hangout, Greg listened patiently to comments and ideas from *every* member of our family.  He's the best.  Check out all his coolness here.

Recently, Aryeh and I were honored to be the featured authors on the cover of the Winter 2016 Children's Book Edition of SORMAG! To learn more about our journey to writing our first book together, you can get the magazine and read the article here.

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