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"Nuala Galbari was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She studied hospitality management at the Belfast College of Business Studies, creative writing and design at the Minnesota School of Business, and playwriting and nineteenth-century literature through the University of Oxford. Nuala worked as an editorial manager for a Minnesota advertising agency, and has contributed articles and stories to ""Airways"" magazine, ""Pleasant Living"" magazine, and Equus. She is a member of the Authors Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She is a poet, playwright, composer, and author. She lives in Gloucester County, Virginia, where she is a principal of a small advertising media company focusing on fine arts and entertainment. Buttons Boggs is an illustrator, portrait painter, muralist, sculptor, writer, and book artist. She has been an artist and writer-in-residence in King William County, Petersburg, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Richmond, Virginia schools. She is the author and illustrator of ""Noah and the Ark as Told by Unkle Ernie."" She has also illustrated ""Lily of St. Lukes: The Blessing of the Animals,"" written by Fran Olsen; ""River Rats,"" written by Ralph Christopher; and ""The Monarch's Feast,"" from the family and friends of the Mary Munford School. She has a daughter, Belle; son, Sky; and son-in-law, Richard. She lives in beautiful downtown Walkerton, Virginia. Nancy Taylor Atkins lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with her family. After graduating from Furman University, she worked in an experiential outdoor program for at-risk youth. In addition to owning a local nutritional store, Nancy enjoys creating with clay, paint, and mixed media. She has participated in art shows and has been commissioned to make tiled installations. She is the illustrator of ""A Pineapple Dream and Other Nonsense,"" ""Higgledy-Piggledy Thoughts,"" ""I Just Met a Dinosaur,"" and ""Adventures in Dinglewood."""
Children will be captivated when they meet Timothy the tortoise, Octavious the osprey, Grahame the groundhog, and their friends of various species, all dwelling in the woods of Wicomico. Nuala Galbari has written, and Buttons Boggs has illustrated, a narrative that's up-to-the minute in its environmental message, but timeless in its ability to bring animals to vital life as distinct individuals. Best of all, through its sparkling vocabulary, and original songs and lyrics, this book invites an engaged and creative response on the part of its young readers. --Barbara J. King, author of Being with Animals This timely fable brings enchantment to the reader, with its deft use of music and lyrics to suit the themes, and by the luscious illustrations devised by Buttons Boggs and Nancy Atkins. The Woods of Wicomico is a tale that encourages all of us to consider how we can work together to save our planet and protect the diverse species under our care. --Sarah Meschutt, PhD, (Oxon.) senior curator, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, Virginia Children will be exposed to a deep appreciation of animals and their habitat, and the indisputable fact that animals enhance the planet for the greater good of all creatures. I heartily and warmly endorse this book for any reader, young or old, who wants to capture the magic of the natural world. --Walter Seibert, MSW Seibert Associates: Major Philanthropy Consulting
