Catherine DurzoCatherine Durzo has a degree in psychology from York University, and a postgraduate certificate in legal studies from the Harvard University extension school. She loves animals, reading, learning about different cultures, and traveling with her famil.

Michael Durzo is in high school. He plays soccer and is passionate about the game. He likes all animals, but when he was a child, he desperately wanted to have a dog. The problem was that his family lived in a condo. His mother was worried about having a pet in a condo. He and his father finally convinced her it would be okay. The day they adopted Bella was one of the happiest days of their lives.

On the way home from picking Bella up, they discussed how Bella would adapt to life in a condo. It was then that they came up with the story Condo Pets, starring Bella.


Maeve McGrath is a working designer and animator. She spent her first 19 years in Africa and Asia, before being accepted to the California Institute of the Arts Disney Animation Program and moving to Los Angeles. Since 2000, Maeve has worked for The Simpsons, Disney Online, ABC Mouse, Nickelodeon, Hallmark, and many other companies. These days, she enjoys illustrating children's books for FriesenPress, working on her own oil paintings, surfing, and spending time with her daughter Mila. Read More Read Less