ARIANA SHAHEEN AMINI graduated with an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College and a BA from UC Davis. She loves teaching children and volunteering in schools. As a child, Ariana loved dancing, making up plays, and jumping from Persian carpet to Persian carpet with her five sisters. As an adult, she loved daily talks with her dad over tea and interviewing him about his extraordinary life. She lives with her husband and two creative kids in San Anselmo, CA.