MacKenzie Haley is a New York Times best selling illustrator currently residing in Louisville, KY. She received her BFA in illustration from the University of Dayton. Her clients include Macmillan, Harper Collins, Little Simon, Flamingo, Penguin Random House, Cottage Door Press, Page Street Publishing, Albert Whitman & Co, Capstone Publishing, Highlights Magazine, Magination Press and Storytime Magazine among others. A Book For Bear has been included in Dolly Parton’s Imagination library for 2024 and 2025. She is also the illustrator of Dolly Parton’s Billy The Kid trilogy. She loves spending time with her family and friends. She's completed three full marathons (slowly), fostered about twelve cats (not at the same time), and has two codependent cats named Booger and Abby. You can see more of her work on her website, mackenziehaley dot com.