Amelia Bothe is an illustrator and author from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The idea for her debut book comes from a moment in her own childhood where she remembers swiping a seashell from her classroom and bringing it home, only to find herself overwhelmed with guilt by the end of the day! Her love of illustrating whimsical beasts led her to tell this story with a fantastical twist. Amelia graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2024 with a BFA in illustration.