FOUNDER, AUTHOR

Katharine Mitropoulos dreamed of writing children's books when she was young but never found the courage. Her journey as an author began later in life after degrees in psychology, linguistics, and speech-language pathology. While working as a speech-language pathologist in schools, ideas for stories started flooding in. Once she got married and had two children of her own, she found herself crafting bedtime stories and dream prompts. One day, she wrote down one of those stories, and that's when Harmony Lane Adventures was born. In her spare time, Katharine loves to build furniture in her woodshop, eat ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, and run road races all over the state.

ILLUSTRATOR

Laura Watson lives and works in downtown Toronto, Ontario, with her husband, teenage daughter, and a big orange dog named Red. A childhood spent drawing, painting, and making crafts led to art school to pursue studies in fine art and illustration. Since then, Laura has created lighthearted and whimsical illustrations for children’s books and magazines, textiles and stationery, and various children’s toys and puzzles. In her spare time, she runs at the beach, reads, and takes long, adventurous walks with her dog.

DESIGNER

Lindsay Broderick Milversted has been a book designer for over 15 years. She graduated with a BFA in Illustration with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Illustration from Paper College of Art. Her first job after college was as a Production Designer for children’s books where she absolutely fell in love with book design. She considers herself lucky to have found her true passion so early on in her career. In her free time she loves spending time with family, baking, painting, movies, and anything creative. She currently resides in Connecticut with her husband and son. 

EDITOR

Brooke is a children's book editor, author, and proud founder of Charge Mommy Books. Over the course of her 15+ years at top New York publishers, Brooke Vitale has edited thousands of books, including best-selling titles Hide-and-Hug Olaf and Olaf’s Night Before Christmas. Today, Brooke works as a freelance children’s book editor and runs brookevitale.com, a website dedicated to helping aspiring authors navigate the publishing and self-publishing industry. Since beginning her freelance career, Brooke has helped more than 1,000 authors achieve their dream of publishing a book.