Nimoshom and His Bus

About Penny M. Thomas

Penny M. Thomas of Cree-Ojibway background believes in approaching healing from all directions with storytelling key to this purpose. She is an advocate for First Nations people and works in the field of psychology and therapy. Her first book for children Powwow Counting in Cree is the winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award. @ThomasMPenny Karen Hibbard (she/her/hers) is a freelance illustrator who lives and works in Victoria BC. Karen loved being read to when she was a child and she hopes to recreate those magical experiences for families through her art. Drawing on a long career as a visual artist Karen has illustrated picture books for Planète Rebelle Les Éditions du Soleil de Minuit and Annick Press as well as several activity books with Éditions Mango on behalf of the Musée dOrsay. In her free time Karen enjoys watching hummingbirds and makes sure her feeder is always full of sugar water!