Christina Chan is a Taiwanese-American author, illustrator, graphic novelist, and Recreation Leader at Stough Canyon Nature Center. She is a graduate of The Children’s Book Academy, The Institute of Children’s Literature, and a member of SCBWI and Kids Comic Unite. After visiting Baldassare’s underground home herself, she was deeply inspired by his story, self-taught skills, and incredible work that still stands to this day. This will be her debut picture book.