Alexandra Navarre DavisAlexandra Navarre Davis was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and currently resides in New Orleans with her family. She received two undergraduate degrees from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Nw Orleans College of Law. She practices employment law and is an adjunct professor of law at Tulane Law School. Alexandra has always had a love of literature and dreamed of writing children's picture books. Rise and Shine, It's Mardi Gras Time! is her debut picture book. Chiara Civati is a freelance children's illustrator based in Lake Como, Italy. She studied fashion and textile design as well as visual design and illustration. When she's not busy illustrating, she spends her time traveling the world with a backpack full of books on her shoulders or hiking with her dog. Read More Read Less