J P Coman

J has been writing poems since age 6 and has written comic strips, stories, puppet theater, plays, screenplays, and now his second book. He is married to P, the co-author of the story, and has three children and five grandchildren. Among his many interests are music, videography, theater, TED talks, science fiction, and enjoying audiobooks. He also enjoys camping, cruising, and outdoor grilling. And apparently his dishwashing skills are beyond compare.

J is past president of the West Texas Writers of Midland, Texas, and has been the editor and publisher of newsletters such as the Houston Epson User Group, the Acadiana Area Apple User Group, the Houston Mirror, the Midland Memoirs, and Lafayette Lagniappe. He has also written over 50 songs, one of which was used in his play “Mirror, Mirror” which he produced at the Playwright’s Theatre of Louisiana.

About the Illustrator

Maïlys Pitcher is a French high school student who has always loved to draw for as long as she can remember. She has been submerged in art since her childhood with an artist mother and a craftman father. Her childhood dreams of becoming an illustrator, a writer of comics, and then working in animation movies have started to be realized with these illustrations for her first published book : Winnie and the Mystery of the Missing Moonstones. Maïlys enjoys above all quietly drawing in her room while listening to music. It is here that she feels most at peace. She also loves traveling, reading, playing video games, cooking and eating! With a Swiss mother and a British dad, she also likes discovering new ways of life, in particular the Japanese culture. She gains inspiration from a range of Japanese art, from traditional Hokusai to the latest manga.

Maïlys has enjoyed enormously illustrating this story in particular, as she loves camping and hiking in the woods and mountains of England, Wales, France and Italy.