Christin Lozano Collection

Christin Lozano-began her career as a teacher and then became a childrenGs librarian. Having read hundreds of stories about kids in other places themes, she decided to write her own story for Pacific children. After living for many years in Honolulu, Christin now resides in San Diego, California. Mariko Merritt-is an artist, book illustrator and graphic designer. Mariko works in a Honolulu bookshop, while making art, ceramics and picture books. Suzie-Jo Rasmussen-is-an ESOL/bilingual specialist teacher. A resident of Oratia, Suzie has been-translating books and creating Samoan resources for children in bilingual education for more than 20 years.-