About the Author

Author

Omar Zia is an educator and guidance counselor at a high school in Canada. He is passionate about educating parents and providing them with insight on how to best meet the needs of the 21^st Century child. The Deen Street Kids series of books are based on real life experiences of Omar as he coaches kids and parents to become happier, stronger and connected families.

Illustrator

Elena Yalcin is an oil artist, but after leaving the city to start a family, she jumped into illustration as a full-time career! Elena discovered her love of painting when she was a young child and attended an art studio in Russia for eight years. In 2010 she immigrated to Canada and began painting again. Her illustrations are whimsical, full of bright vivid colors and movement and she enjoys adding small details to her art. These details encourage viewers to look at the pictures more and more making new discoveries each time. She is happily married with two children.