Svett Strickland

Svett lives in Melbourne, Australia, where she writes and paints, surrounded by her 3 cats and bossy dog, Sir Reginald Schnauzer (Reggie). She lived in Huntington Beach, California, for 9 years where she spent a lot of time fossicking through tide pools and drinking lattes. She has always loved the beach, so when Molly approached her with coloring book idea, she was as happy as a clam and started sketching immediately.

Svett is a board member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and co-founder of the Huntington Beach writers group called Sand Scribes. Her illustrations have appeared in magazines, book bags and t-shirts. When she’s not writing or illustrating, she can be found on the beach looking for beach glass, or sitting on the couch in her pyjamas watching a good movie and scratching Reggie behind the ear.

Molly Peckels

A transplant from Knoxville, Tennessee a few years ago, I fell in love with California and especially the Pacific Ocean. I “dove” right in and volunteered to be a tide pool docent for the Laguna Ocean Foundation. Being a certified teacher, I saw a need for fun literature for children to learn about the tide pool animals. After two years of research the coloring book evolved. Thanks to the support of the Marine Protection Officer of Laguna Beach and the Laguna Ocean Foundation the book is used to support education and protection of the tide pools.

I am currently writing lesson plans for the Laguna Ocean Foundation. The plans address the required standards for California elementary education. These “hands on” lessons will be taught at the tide pools. The purpose is to instruct and support other educational programs in the Laguna Beach vicinity.

Presently, I am the Director of the Reading Center at Chapman University. I am an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. I am a volunteer for Hospice making flower arrangements for the ill. My various projects are supported and encouraged by my husband, son and daughter.

“Sea” you at the tide pools.