Meet the Author, Illustrator and Translator Patric Rayburn | Author Patric Rayburn is a volunteer trainer of service dogs, also known as a “puppy raiser.” The first puppy he and his wife raised is named Tella and she graduated from one of the largest service dog training organizations in the United States and was placed with an amazing boy named Ian. This book is inspired by Tella’s journey to Ian. When Patric isn’t chasing four-legged friends around, he works in marketing and communication in Atlanta where he lives with his wife, son and their forever-dog Matcha.Email: Info [at] PurposefulPuP.comInstagram: @WorkingWoofLinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/patricrayburn/ Sydney Provencher | Illustrator Sydney Provencher is an illustrator and graphic designer who loves all things “art.” She adores video games, tattoos, guitars, and horror films and allows those to inspire her work. She currently lives in Michigan with her close family, and couldn’t be happier.Email: S_Provencher [at] comcast.netInstagram: @ 42_wallabywayyy Margarita Hernández Contreras | Translator Margarita Hernández Contreras is a certified English to Spanish translator based in the Dallas area with her husband and their dog Lola. Email: mhc819 [at] gmail.com