Sara Olsher

Sara Olsher has had a passion for writing, drawing, and getting creative since she could first hold a crayon. But it wasn’t until she faced some truly hard times that her true purpose in life revealed itself.

In Sara’s late 20s, she went through a traumatizing divorce and spent countless hours learning how to get herself and her toddler to the other side. Then, just five years later, she was shocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. During her treatment, she spent the hours when she wasn’t exhausted from chemo writing and illustrating her first book, which was a unique way to explain the science of cancer to her six year-old daughter.

This was her first book, Cancer Party!, but certainly not her last. Sara found that she loves the process of explaining hard things to kids through writing and drawing, and the impact her books have on young readers and their families brings her an incredible amount of fulfillment.

Sara's illustrations are done using an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil, and the process of writing each book begins with an idea and lots of sticky notes.

Sara also runs a business called Mighty + Bright, which helps families use routines to cope with hard things like divorce or a cancer diagnosis. Her life’s mission is to help families understand and thrive through truly hard times. Sara lives in Oregon with her daughter and their cats.