HARES OF DIFFERENT COLORS comfortably promotes an understanding of diversity with compassion and harmony. This is vitally important to address at an early age. The simple and repetitive text with colorful rabbit illustrations will appeal to young children.

Jane Damphousse is a retired elementary school teacher and she is living on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Before teaching she was a flight attendant, realtor and a nanny. She enjoys many hobbies including gardening, crafts, biking, reading, walking the family dog, fishing and kayaking with her husband. They have two grown sons with young families of their own. Writing children’s books, visiting the family and traveling to many new places has become her most recent pastimes. She is also the author of CHIP SKIPS and COMFORTABLE, her contact is jdamp51@gmail.com Bella Silva is a first-year student attending Endicott College in pursuit of a degree in Art Education. Born in Truro, Cape Cod Massachusetts to a loving family, Bella attended Nauset High School and excelled in the art department, to whom she owes much of her success as an artist. She is a lover of all animals and the proud dog-mom of two black labs, both of whom are constant inspirations for her art. She would like to thank her friends and family for all of their support and encouragement.