Outside, You Notice

Erin Alladin is an editor, a writer, and an ecology enthusiast who is always looking for ways to combine her pas­sions. Born in Northern Ontario to a gardener and a forester, she spent most of her early life looking at and thinking about the natural world. As a young adult she spent nearly a decade immersed in Toronto’s children’s literature scene before retreating back up north to the Parry Sound region, where she continues to edit while writing Earth Undaunted, a blog about regenerative gardening. Andrea Blinick is an artist and an art educator with a passion for children’s literature. After graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design with an illustration diploma, she went on to receive a Bachelor of Design through OCAD in conjunction with Thompson Rivers University and then pursued a Bachelor of Education at York University. Today Andrea lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters, who often inspire the story­telling behind her art. Her first two picture books are Outside, You Notice and Sun in My Tummy. Andrea enjoys music, writing, comedy, travel, and making a mess on her art table.