Star and the Starfish

Dr. Leslie Parrott is a marriage and family therapist and a New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including God Made You Nose to Toes. She and her husband, Dr. Les Parrott, are the creators of MyHeartChart.com, a free relationship assessment. Together, they also co-authored Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Leslie has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, CNN, and The View, and has been featured in USA Today and The New York Times. She and Les live in Seattle. Learn more at LesAndLeslie.com.Lucie Bee was 8 years old when she decided that there was no better job in the world than illustrating picture books. She spent most of her childhood years painstakingly reproducing her favorite picture books on bits of scrap paper, finished with some crookedly placed staples along the spine. After graduating with a degree in Illustration from the University of Lincoln in 2009, Lucie explored both Fine Art and Photography before returning to pursue her life-long dream of illustrating children’s books. She largely works digitally but occasionally returns to her much-loved black tin of watercolors and box of colored pencils.Lucie’s work is inspired by nature, nostalgia, and a huge helping of magic. She loves creating cute characters and has a soft spot for old library books and little details. When Lucie isn’t in her home studio in Yorkshire, England, you can find her sipping lattes in cozy coffee shops, jogging through the leafy suburbs with her headphones blaring, or exploring the Peak District with her husband and two small children in tow.