Red Berry Wool

Lalo the lamb wants to have a bright sweater like the one the shepherd boy wears but Lalo has a very hard time washing, spinning, and dyeing his own wool

Tim Coffey is a published author and an illustrator of children's books.

Anthropologist and children's book author Robyn Eversole was born in Clarksburg, WV, in June 1971. She decided at the age of eight she wanted to be a writer and began writing regularly. Much of her early writing was poetry; Eversole did not begin writing picture books until she spent time in Australia during her senior year. While she was there, her study-abroad coordinator insisted that she enroll in correspondence courses because living on a cattle station in the outback prevented her from attending regular classes. One of the courses Eversole chose from the Adelaide School of Technical and Further Education was "Writing for Children." One of the class assignments was to write a picture book. The story Eversole created for that class eventually became her first published book, The Magic House. The teacher of the course was also an editor, one who was impressed enough by Eversole's story to encourage the young author to submit it for publication--even submitting the manuscript on Eversole's behalf. Though the manuscript was initially rejected, she continued to encourage Eversole to keep trying until the story was indeed published . Following her graduation from the Interlochen Arts Academy, a fine-arts boarding high school in Michigan, Eversole attended Trinity University, completing an undergraduate degree in anthropology in 1993. She continued her education at McGill University, earning a PhD in anthropology. Her doctoral thesis examined the role played by small entrepreneurs and organizations in fostering economic growth in underdeveloped countries. Currently, Robyn Eversole lives and works in Australia at RMIT University, Victoria.

Robyn Eversole has published 5 picture books for children and has another book upcoming. She has also published some poetry in collections. Commenting on her own work in an interview with the McGill Reporter, Eversole explained "A lot of my stories seem to share a basic theme, which has to do with something that could be called 'magic,' or more precisely, recognizing the extraordinary in the midst of the ordinary. Most people, kids included, seem to be cultivating the art of the blasé-cool, unimpressed, a deep-rooted belief in the dullness of everyday life. My stories are always going out in search of wonder."