Amanda Susan Van VlietI am a writer and an artist living in a wonderful rural setting in Canterbury, New Zealand. A few years ago I started taking my stories and my hound to animal therapy visits at schools. It was during these visits I realised there was a need for more tories which bridge the middle grade and young adult readership and with a plot capable of holding imaginative young minds attention. I have used the inspiration of the beautiful South Island, my own hounds and angora goats along with my time spent teaching children martial arts to create the magical goat kingdom of Arohanui. Read More Read Less