Kris Waldherr has written and illustrated a number of well-received picture books for children and adults, including The Book Of Goddesses, which was an American Booksellers Association Pick of the List and a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, and Persephone And The Pomegranate. She also illustrated The Wolfhound by Kristine L. Franklin. In addition to being a fine artist, an illustrator, and an author, Kris has worked as a children's book designer and has made recent forays into the digital and decorative arts. Kris Waldherr was born in West Haverstraw, New York, and earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she now makes her home with her husband, anthropolgist Thomas Ross Miller.