Floppy's Home: Bats Just Want Friends Too

Madeline C. Lanshe is a writer from Green, Ohio, with a passion for volleyball, rock climbing, traveling, and getting lost in the night sky. She lived in Le Mans, France, for two years, where she taught English at the university. In 2020, she graduated from the University of Akron with her MFA. Unable to resist the call of the wild, she moved to Australia in 2024 to be with the flying foxes and dingoes. Floppy's Home is her debut book, though she has many in development for both children and adults. She believes life is about collecting moments of magic wherever you go, and immersing yourself in the things that light your heart on fire.

Francesca was born in Trieste, Italy, where her passion for art was first nurtured by her grandfather, a painting teacher at a local university for elderly people. As a self-taught artist, Francesca completed numerous online courses and attended weekly life drawing sessions for over a year. Today, she works as a professional illustrator, blending light, atmosphere, and organic elements to create visually rich, evocative work. She also enjoys climbing and immersing herself in nature.