About The Author
Keiko Izushi
It was Keiko’s dream as a child to create a world without hunger so that no child goes to bed hungry. After serving in the United Nations World Food Programme for more than 25 years, Keiko is embarking on a new adventure with the publication of this book which allows her to heal the world, not by millions while working for WFP, but one little wave at a time. Keiko is from Japan and studied for advanced degrees while in Mexico and the United Kingdom. She has worked in Japan, Italy, Indonesia, Afghanistan and Kyrgyz Republic. She and her husband, Hiro Izushi, have one beloved son, Keiichi.
Paula Henstridge
Co-Creator Paula Henstridge Paula has believed in the power of words since her parents and older siblings wove tapestries of magical places and wondrous adventures through the stories and poems they read to her as a little girl. She holds a degree in English and, like Keiko, she has enjoyed a 40-year career in service to people, working to ensure a healthy and abundant food supply for people in America and around the world. She shares Keiko’s hope that these stories will touch readers’ hearts and allow their memories to take flight. Paula is a native of Virginia where she lives with her “gran amor,” her husband, Jose. Together they enjoy travel and exploration and the pleasures of family, including their siblings, nieces and nephews, and the children, and grandchildren that brighten their world.
