One Beaded Earring

Pat Lamondin Skene retired from the world of banking to find her voice. She is a Métis author of eight books for children, including the picture book Lights along the River andthe Orca Echoes titles What a Hippopota-Mess!, Rhyme Stones and Monster Lunch. Pat's memoir, Swiftly Flowing Waters, shares more stories of her childhood growing up in a Métis community on the Magnetawan River. Pat keeps her imagination fed and watered in Oakville, Ontario.
Natalie Laurin is a Métis and settler woman with family roots in the Georgian Bay Métis community. As a rising illustrator and designer, her passion for merging visual storytelling and cultural education has led to engaging collaborations with talented authors. She hopes to continue these collaborations and inspire youth through themes of relationship-building and community.