Mark Olmstead

"Uncle Mark" Olmstead is an international award-winning children's author, songwriter, and child advocate based in Yuma, Arizona. His Best Indie Book Award-winning Adventures of the True Sunbeam — available in both full color storybook and family keepsake coloring book editions — has helped thousands of families build confidence and resilience in their children through the beloved Shining Moments bedtime ritual.

Mark's mission extends beyond books. As co-founder of The Bullyproof Guide and Kidsavers International Private Membership Association alongside retired elementary school principal Dr. Kristine Malcolm, he's spent decades creating simple, joyful tools and music that help kids shine from the inside out — including Ray the Sunbeam, the plush companion to the True Sunbeam story.