Petrell Ozbay

Petrell Marie Özbay has an extensive global public affairs, marketing and communication background. A life-long lover of reading, she authored and published the multi-award winning Xs and Os for Gabby Ann, a book to help children missing a parent at bedtime.

Tess La Bella is a SAG-AFTRA award-winning voice-over artist, actor, comic and producer. Through live theater, storytelling and teaching, she has long combined her love of animation voice-over with her passion for children's literacy.

Sonya Abby is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia and now lives in San Francisco. Her interest in children's book illustrations stem from her love of bright and vibrant colors, as well as the various whimsical fantasies she grew up reading.