Shauna Shapiro, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion. She is a widely published scholar, and her TEDx Talk on this topic has been viewed over 2.5 million times. She is a professor at Santa Clara University. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and coauthored two previous books, The Art and Science of Mindfulness and Mindful Discipline . Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal , Mashable, Wired , USA Today , Dr. Oz , the Huffington Post , Yoga Journal , and the American Psychologist .

Dr. Shapiro has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish government, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Summit, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, LinkedIn, and Genentech. Dr. Shapiro is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and a fellow of the Mind & Life Institute, cofounded by the Dalai Lama. Dr. Shapiro lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be found at drshaunashapiro.com. Jennifer Adams is the author of 50 books, including the best-selling BabyLit series, which introduces small children to the world of classic literature and has sold more than 2 million copies.

Jennifer edits the children's book line at Sounds True and works weekends at her local independent bookstore The King's English. Susi Schaefer trained as a classical stained glass painter in Austria before studying graphic design at UCI in Irvine, California. There she fell in love with writing and illustrating children's books. Susi lives with her family in North Tustin, California. For more, visit susischaefer.com.