The Howdeshells' art is vibrant and engaging, taking care to include a diverse array of human racial presentations and details that establish each setting, the textured images focusing on indigenous fauna as the seeds fly. Of particular note is the lovely cover depicting a Black girl with natural hair.-- -- Kirkus Reviews

★ Wonderful stories happen all the time in nature. This series takes the plants or animals in nature as the hero. It tells the characteristics of animals and plants in the form of stories, and helps young readers to understand the interesting knowledge about nature in a relaxed way.
★ Vivid full-color illustration books with anthropomorphic story narration, A series of fascinating and inspiring STEAM-driven tale.

Titles in this series: Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery; You Are Mine, Porcupine; Little Dandelion seeds the world; Saguaro's Gifts; Mushroom Rain; Who Will Plant a Tree?

Did you know dandelions thrive on all seven continents? The cheery blooms are among the most resilient and adaptable in the world. In this lyrical book, learn how the crafty plant travels on the wind and hitches rides in all manner of ways in order to spread far and wide. Includes a map and backmatter on dandelions.

We are Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell, leaders of The Brave Union. We are a husband and wife illustration team based in Kansas City that began collaborating 10+ years ago on our senior thesis stop-motion animation, “A Very Hairy Christmas.” (A werewolf Christmas story, of course). Since then we’ve started a studio and taken on the freelance world of illustration working on projects for magazines, packaging, tshirts, musc album, educational, & our absolute love, children’s books.

Growing up, kid Kristen spent many hours drawing the stories in her head in order to share the stapled pages with her family.

Meanwhile on the other side of Missouri, kid Kevin loved super heroes. He drew entire comics in order to give life to the world he imagined. But mostly Wolverine ripoffs.

The love of telling stories, although with many varying methods, has never felt more important to our now grown-up hearts. With three kids of our own, the tradition of the bedtime story, although in reality can be a bit hectic, has become absolutely important to our nightly routine. It’s become a time of bonding, sharing, and affection.

We additionally believe this time and the stories shared can be enjoyable for parents too. For this, we hold a high value to craft in our imagery, and partner with authors who have meaningful stories to tell.

As a team, we want to now focus on creating products geared for the family, and invite others who share this value to journey with us.