Katrina Fried has been creating unique visual narratives that push the boundaries and traditional limits of illustrated books for years. In 2012, she authored Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time (winner of the IPPY Gold for Book Most Likely to Save the Planet, the Nautilus Gold Grand Prize, and finalist for ForeWord's Book of the Year). In 2008, she wrote American Farmer and as Senior Editor and Associate Publisher of Welcome Books she has produced numerous award-winning and bestselling titles including Alex Award-winning The Oxford Project, Artists in Love, Afield, The Last Good War, Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town, Cooking with Italian Grandmothers, Primal Cuts, On the Street, and numerous others. She lives and works in Petaluma, California and New York City. www.welcomebooks.com/books/katrinafried