My Yellow Balloon

About Tiffany Papageorge

Tiffany Papageorge has always had a profound love for stories. She earned her MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Through her extensive theater background which spans a 25-year period and includes work with CBS and Disney she learned firsthand how stories deeply touch and affect the human spirit. As an author and public speaker she works with parents teachers and mental health professionals who want to find new ways to reach capture and engage children including those who are dealing with the issue of loss. She also works with children directly through story to help them grow heal and flourish. She and her husband Paul live in Los Gatos CA with their three children. My Yellow Balloon(TM) is Tiffany's first children's book. Erwin Madrid was born in the Philippines and grew up in San Jose California. He earned his BFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco CA. During his last semester of college Erwin was hired by PDI/DreamWorks Animation where he contributed production illustrations for the animated feature film Shrek 2. He later became a visual development artist for the Shrek and Madagascar franchise and Megamind. Erwin has also done conceptual art for the video game industry for titles like Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. He now works full time as a children's book illustrator.