Leah''s Mustache Party

About Nadia Mike

Nadia Mike is an Inuit educator who recently graduated with a Bachelor of Education from the University of Regina. Although Nadia has lived in many communities across the North she considers Iqaluit Nunavut her home. Nadia has two daughters Leah and Jaime who constantly teach her to be less serious and enjoy every day. These two girls have also reminded Nadia of the importance of children''s literature and having stories with settings characters and themes that show children that their lives and cultures are important enough to be in books. Nadia loves to travel cook sew and drink strong coffee. In 2014 Nadia published her first book an Inuktitut-language first-words board book. In 2016 she published Leah''s Mustache Party her first picture book followed by Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing in 2017. Charlene Chua picked up her first pencil when she around three years old and never really put it down. She now creates illustrations using her trusty pencils as well as brushes paints inks and computers. She also has way way too many erasers. Charlene lives in Hamilton Ontario with her husband and their two cats.