Welcome
Author Specializing in Children's Picture Books
Where Imagination Meets Education: Unleash the Magic!
Exploring Friendship and Kindness through Animal Tales.
A Journey Down Under Selected as a Finalist in the BBA Awards!
AMERICAN BOOK FEST™ ANNOUNCES WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF
THE 20th ANNUAL BEST BOOK AWARDS
Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in the 2023 Best Book Awards:
Children's Picture Book: Softcover Nonfiction
Finalist
A Journey Down Under: Some of Australia's Amazing Creatures by R.W. Starr
A Little about Ray
Ray Starr grew up reading adventure stories about animals and wild places and wanted to pass along his passion for nature and the outdoors to young readers in the form of children's picture books. A graduate of Castleton University in Vermont, he currently lives in Australia with his fiancee and their three dogs.
Meet the Illustrators
Marta Maszkiewicz
Serena Santa Maria
Serena Santa Maria
Marta is a book illustrator, living in Warsaw, Poland with her two cats,Thor and Loki. She has worked on over 20 children's books as well as multiple board and mobile game concept art pieces. Her hobbies are drawing, travelling and tabletop rpg. You can see her work at @marmaszkiewicz on Instagram. Marta was the illustrator for A Journey Down Under, A North American Journey, The Adventures of Kimie and Kobi, and the upcoming book, An African Journey.
Serena Santa Maria
Serena Santa Maria
Serena Santa Maria
Serena has always found happiness in drawing and painting and enjoys using her imagination and creativity. She has learned Chinese brush painting and watercolor painting techniques. Serena has also tried various mediums but loves working with water color.
Serena is originally from Malaysia but now calls New Zealand home. She just started as a fulltime artist after many years of holding management and administrative roles.
It has always been Serena’s dream to be an illustrator for children’s story books. Nature, culture, folklore, fairytales, poems and fables inspire her creativity. Serena was the illustrator for Mr. Kerfuffle lost his duffle and and many more to follow.
Book Interior Page Samples
