Mystery of the Troubled Toucan: Brazil 1

Janelle Diller was born and raised in Kansas. She'll forever have a soft spot in her heart for golden wheat fields, sunflower-filled ditches, and sunsets that explode colors on the horizon. Her Mennonite linage dates back to when the Anabaptist movement first grew out of the Swiss Reformation in the sixteenth century. Janelle is a true mongrel Mennonite, with Swiss, Dutch, German, and Russian Mennonite roots. She remains a member of the Mennonite church today and will forever love a cappella four-part harmony (with an occasional rousing piano accompaniment) and potlucks. Currently, she and her husband divide their time between sailing the Mexican coast in the winter and spending summers in Colorado. In addition, she writes political thrillers for conspiracy lovers and early chapter book mysteries for the award winning Pack-n-Go Girls Adventure series. Someone forgot to tell her to stick with a single genre. Janelle loves to connect with her readers in person when possible and on Skype with book clubs and classrooms. Contact her through her website at www.janellediller.com.

Adam Turner is an award-winning illustrator, having illustrated almost 20 children's books, including the first book in the LoveBugs series, The LoveBugs Welcome Party. Adam is a talented artist and owner of Adam Turner Visuals. He lives in Arizona with his wife and daughter. www.adamturnervisuals.com