Meghan Carlile

Anabelly the Smelly Squid Meghan Carlile

About Anabelly the Smelly Squid: Sometimes being different can be hard, but it takes courage to know who you are and not let others change you. Can Anabelly help her classmates see how our differences make us special? About the Author: Meghan Carlile has been in the Early Childhood industry for over 15 years and is the part owner and director of a childcare center, Exploring Minds Academy, located in Kansas City, KS. She has her Bachelors in Early Childhood Education, her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and her endorsement in reading. She has a love and passion for children's literature and the early childhood classroom. When Meg is not writing or immersed in her educational surroundings, she spends all her free time with her four beautiful children and very supportive husband. Without them, none of this would be possible. About the Artist: Rob Peters is a busy illustrator, cartoonist and designer. He graduated with a degree in Visual Communications from Judson College in Elgin, Illinois and worked as a cover artist and designer in the yearbook industry for over five years. In 2007, he started as a freelance artist and since then has designed logos, drawn games for smart phone apps, and illustrated over a dozen children's picture books. He currently lives with his wife and son in Topeka, KS. About the Publisher: Zebra Ginkgo Group is a small publishing company based in St. Louis, Missouri. Unlike the vast majority of publishers, their books are American made and proudly printed in the United States of America.