Karlene Harvey is an illustrator and writer who lives on the unceded and ancestral home territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh people. Karlene is Tsilhqot'in and Syilx and grew up on territories of the Semiahmoo and Kwantlen Nations. They have illustrated several children's books, including Drum from the Heart; Every Child Matters; Maggie Lou, Firefox and Kaiah's Garden.