ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Laurel Laren heard a story when she was 9 years old. She waited 31 years to fly on two airplanes to Yerevan, Armenia, where she met the little girl with the most beautiful smile in the whole world.

Laurel lives happily ever after with her husband, Phil, and their 4 beautiful children in Carlsbad, CA.



ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:

Mary Laren is an accomplished artist, teacher, and grandmother to 15 lucky people. She lives in Philadelphia, PA with her husband of 59 years, Kuno.