Cora's Fancy Shawl Dance

MEREDITH RAE FRASER is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She enjoys growing stronger in her culture, while helping others do the same. Meredith helped establish a new Cherokee Community Center enabling families to gather for meals, fellowship and cultural classes. She creates books that entertain but also expose children to the Native American lifestyle. She lives on the Northeast corner of the Cherokee Reservation with her husband, Bob, and their rescue dog, Humphrey.

ALEX NEES is an illustrator of German and Choctaw descent. She studied American literature and art history in Germany and the UK, following her love for storytelling and art. Alex finds that picture books have a special kind of magic to them, making them both delightful and profound. She lives in Aabenraa, a picturesque sea-side town in the south of Denmark, with her daughter.