FOUNDER & AUTHOR

Alem is a professional software engineer with a background in Electrical Engineering and Business Management. He also holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Over the years, he has worked with major Fortune 500 companies such as Ford Motor Company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and currently, Boeing. He resides in the Dallas, Texas area.

In addition to his tech career, Alem dedicates time to writing children's books designed to inspire young minds. He enjoys spending quality time with family and friends, and in his downtime, he loves listening to podcasts and exploring various genres of music.

ILLUSTRATOR

Yorris Handoko is a great illustrator. He has been illustrating children’s books since 2006. Drawing and illustration have been his passion since childhood. He is a graduate of Swinburne Institute of Technology in Melbourne and majored in Graphic Design. He loves playing the piano in his spare time. Yorris lives in Jakarta, Indonesia, with his wife and daughter.

AMHARIC EDITOR

Ferew has worked in private and government media for over 20 years as an Amharic editor. He worked for the Reporter, Sandeq, Addis Zemen, Eltawi Addis, and ABBI Weekly newspapers.

He has a diploma in Print Journalism, LLB Degree in Law, and a Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership.

ENGLISH EDITOR

Krista is a meticulous, focused editor with a keen eye for catching errors. She did her MA and BA in English Literature at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, and also holds a Certificate in Editing from the American Copy Editors Society (ACES). She has completed editing courses through the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), an organization of which she is an active member.

Krista has copyedited and proofread over a thousand children's books (mainly picture books and chapter books), as well as middle grade novels, dissertations, and master's theses.

When she is not working, she spends time with her family.

TEST READER

Zema is an eight-year-old girl who is now in third grade. She loves reading so much that she got certificates from her kindergarten and first-grade teachers for it. She also usually gets in trouble for reading way past her bedtime. When she is not reading or going to school, she loves talking to her dad about science, cooking with her mom, watching movies and listening to kids podcasts.