Kelsey Garrity-Riley grew up in Germany and Belgium before moving to America where she studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. After years of living in Savannah and Brooklyn she now calls Bucks County, Pennsylvania home. In addition to her work as a children's book illustrator her art has been featured in magazines, greeting cards, wrapping paper and window displays. Her illustrations are heavily inspired by her own memories of childhood spent traveling Europe, as well as daily life with her husband and young son.