Mona Koth

Mona grew up in Massachusetts in a house full of art and music. When she was five she began studying classical piano at the New England conservatory of music, preparatory division. At 19 ,she moved to California to study character animation at the acclaimed California Institute of the Arts where she made a student film inspired by Mozart and landed a job with Walt Disney Feature Animation. Mona moved on to Walt Disney Imagineering as an imagineer, creating rides, attractions and experiences for their theme parks around the world. Her appealing designs worked especially well for Disney's youngest visitors.

Mona has also worked with some of the biggest studios, publishers and international properties: Disney, Universal, Saban, Mars, Pillsbury, Johnson and Johnson, Hasbro, Andrews McMeel, Warner Bros., Creative Associates and more. In 2005, Mona began working with educators and preschool children, ages 2-4. Her love of toddlers and appealing product and design led her to create her own brand Tubbytoons, for the Pacific Rim and now internationally licensed PANDA PANDA!