Maia Toll is the author of Letting Magic In, The Night School, and the Wild Wisdom series, which includes The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, The Illustrated Crystallary, and Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom Companion. After earning degrees at the University of Michigan and New York University, Toll apprenticed with a traditional healer in Ireland, where she spent extensive time studying the growing cycles of plants, the alchemy of medicine making, and the psycho-spiritual aspects of healing. She is the co owner of the retail store Herbiary, with locations in Asheville, NC and Philadelphia, PA. You can find her online at maiatoll.com.
"""Intended for dreamers who look for magic in their everyday lives.... The tone of the text and explanatory material is unfailingly positive, respectful, benign, and reassuring. There are plenty of sidebars and intriguing illustrations; back matter includes handouts (directions for activities), a glossary, and lists of resources...many practitioners will know exactly who to recommend this to."" --Booklist"