Joanna WhysnerIllustrator Joanna Whysner also attends Desert Academy. She has been a serious artist since she was very young, and has won many prizes for her art. In the story, Joanna creates her world on paper, in line and color and form. Her sense of mischief an humor help her turn every drawing into a commentary. The journey of the Global Warming Express prompts Joanna to look beneath the surface of her images, and to find the courage to portray what is scary as well as what is nice. She comes to realize that the truth must be told, but that it can be accepted and even embraced. Read More Read Less