Christy Cabe is a local author who has written two books (non-fiction aimed at women), various children’s curricula, and has created hundreds of coloring and activity books. Christy’s writing is known to make her readers laugh, cry, and seek to grow in their faith and their love for others. Her coloring books and curriculum helps kids focus on social skills, learning and growing, and just plain having fun!
You can find Christy online at:
Website: Christy Cabe
Facebook: christycabewriter
Instagram: @ChristyCabe
Bryan Ballinger graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design with a degree in Illustration. He also has a master’s degree in Writing for Children from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. After moving to Seattle and doing freelance work for companies such as Nintendo Power magazine, he started working at Microsoft as an illustrator. He was lead illustrator for the first version of the award-winning Encarta CD-ROM encyclopedia as well as the Explorapedia children’s encyclopedia series. Bryan was the 3D Design Lead for 5 years at Big Idea Productions, the producers of the VeggieTales children’s videos. Bryan was also a professor of Digital Media Arts at Huntington University in Indiana for 16 years. Bryan does illustrations for children’s books, websites, games, videos, ads, etc. Bryan now concentrates on his picture books, public art projects which include large- and small-scale murals and on toy design. He has also been the visiting artist for the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and is a current recipient of the Indiana Governor’s Artist Award. You can see some of Bryan’s work at Breadwig and on Instagram @breadwigram The latest picture books he’s written and illustrated include The Big Wig Parade, Counting Cows and A Pig Named Joe and His Quest To Be Fancy.
Bryan Ballinger graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design with a degree in Illustration. His work and lengthy resume provides him with experience in a variety of genres. Bryan was also a professor of Digital Media Arts at Huntington University in Indiana for 16 years. Bryan does illustrations for children’s books, websites, games, videos, ads, and now concentrates on his picture books, public art projects which include large- and small-scale murals and on toy design.
Carol graduated from the United States Navy basic training in 1968. After the Navy she worked as an executive secretary for county government in Beaufort, South Carolina and for defense companies—ITT, Magnavox, and Raytheon here in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She served as the Executive Secretary to the President and CEO of the Magnavox Company before transferring to a volunteer career of public service and community involvement. In hopes of providing opportunities to promote cultural and racial diversity, Carol organized local volunteers to create Random Acts of Kindness Week, an annual International Women’s Day Celebration, and various activities focused on children and their families, diversity and unity.
A conversation with a woman she met at the Veterans Administration Medical Center Carol generated the idea to write her first children’s book about Fort Wayne’s first woman firefighter, Genois Wilson. The purpose of the book, Genois Wilson, Firefighter: She Dared to Be First is to encourage girls and boys to “dare to dream” and to do the sometimes hard workto reach their goals.
After sharing the Genois Wilson book with school children, their teachers, families and youth workers, Carol was inspired to write a family story about her grandmother. When she was five years-old she went to the one-room school with her grandmother every day and witnessed first-hand her grandmother’s influence on her students, her family and members of her community. Wishing to contribute to the diversity of stories available for all children was her motivation to create her second children’s book, Mama Joe’s Kitchen.
In 2013 Carol published a children’s book about the city’s first woman firefighter. She now enjoys visiting schools, book fairs and every opportunity she gets to encourage and inspire kids.
Carol is married to Tom Butler. She and Tom enjoy road trips in their Prius and welcoming friends to their home on Lamplighter Pond for home cooking and great conversation.
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