Disney Mickey Road Trip

Lori C. Froeb began her career in publishing right out of college at Reader's Digest world headquarters in Pleasantville, New York. She landed a dream job as an editor for Reader's Digest Children's Publishing (now Studio Fun International) and worked on licensed, nonfiction, craft, and religious novelty books for 22 years. Following her time at Studio Fun, Lori took a road trip across the U.S. and, upon her return home, decided to enter the exciting world of freelancing. Today, Lori works as an independent children's book editor and writer with more than 200 authored titles under her belt. In her free time, she is an avid photographer, hiker, and traveler who lives with her morkie Frodo in the Hudson Valley, New York.

Loter, Inc. is a creative design entertainment company that specializes in developing ideas with personality. John Loter and Shelley Loter are both former creative directors from Disney Consumer Products. With 30+ years of experience each, Shelley and John have worked in product development, publishing, illustration, animation, character design, video game development, comics, graphic design, packaging design, and retail/branding development. Loter, Inc. continues to work with various entertainment studios, contributing to the legacy of many of the world's most beloved characters. Loter, Inc. also creates their own original characters and storylines. Developing characters with personalities that people can relate to is at the heart of Shelley and John's work. The highly stylized character designs are humorous, clever, and endearing. John and Shelley enjoy exhibiting every year at San Diego Comic-Con International and other shows, featuring these characters on merchandise, books, and animation.