Rory Haltmaier is an award-winning artist, author, and illustrator—and friend to all creatures, especially those with wings! She has pursued her formal art training at Cornell University, RISD, and the Maine College of Art. Her first children's book, "How Wonderfully Odd!," won the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Award for Best Picture Book and the 2022 American Book Fest Award for Best Children's Book. Additional honors include two National Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia School of Journalism and the David R. Bean Prize in Fine Arts. Rory lives on the North Shore of Boston and can be found walking the beach in search of sea glass and shorebirds, sketchbook in hand. Find her @ror.creates on Instagram.
