The author: Sister Mary John, has been a member of the religious community called The Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary since 1968. She was graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in creative writing and history. Most of the past 50 years she has been spent teaching on every grade level from kindergarten through college. For 10 years she also managed an orphanage in Mexico for boys. Retired from regular classroom teaching she now teaches online, writes, and makes vestments. She authored the "Guide to Vestment Design and Construction" more than twenty years ago and remains a sought after book. Since retirement she has expanded into other genre including etiquette, fantasy, and religious. Online homeschool: https://ihmdaughters.com/ Vestment making: https://sew-vestments.com/ She has a blog on the homeschool site and free vestment making videos on youtube. Her books include: Books by Sister Mary John, I.H.M. (available now or coming soon - IHMCharityShop.com, Amazon Kindle (ebook), Amazon, Lulu, or Barnes and Noble Praying the Mass: Guide to Vestment Design and Construction: (only available on Etsy) Stories Jesus Told: Etiquette and Virtue Series The Apprentice Princess Vol. 1 - The Basics of Princess Behavior ages 6 - 9 The Princess Handmaid Vol. 2 - Princess Behavior ages 10 --13 The Princess Lady-in-waiting Vol. 3 - Advanced Princess Behavior ages 14 and up Enchanged Princess Series The Changeling - Vol 1 The Spider Princess - Vol 2 The Lost Princess - Vol 3 The Proud Princess - Vol 4 The Beautiful Princess - Vol 5 About the Illustrator: Sergey Avdeev is a famous Siberian artist and teaches at The Tomsk State University. He is a member of the following recognized Art Associations: Union of Artists of Russia, Member of International Association of Art, International Association of Plastic Arts - IAA AIAP UNESCO. Sergey is noted for his children's book illustrations which he draws in different techniques and genres. He is highly skilled in the following techniques: lithography, hand drawing: ink, charcoal, pencil, pastel, watercolor, oil painting, acrylic, as well as digital illustration. Although he enjoys illustrating children's books he does not limit himself to that art form, but contributes to art in many other fields as well. You can learn more about Sergey's work on the website https://avdeev-art.com
