Laurie MarshallLaurie Marshall has spent 35 years partnering the genius of young people to help heal the world through story and art. She met De'Ante's grandmother in 1964 at an American Friends Service Committee in Indiana and have remained friends ever since. As professional artist, she was inspired by the magic and heart of De'Ante's historical fiction story about Hurricane Katrina and hopes her illustrations have done justice to the tale. She has been on the cutting edge of project-based learning and arts integration for underserved urban and rural communities. Her collaborative mural process, called the Singing Tree Project, has been used by NASA, the UN, the U.S. Department of Interior and the Department of Interior. Read More Read Less