When Erin was a kid she considered being a paleontologist, but has always loved drawing the most. In fact, she studied hard and got her classwork done quickly just so she could doodle. This got her into trouble because the teachers found that the rest of the class would watch her instead of finishing their own work. In the 4th grade she was actually forbidden to draw for that entire year! [Erin says: "It was tough, forced to just sit there without paper or books or anything. So I imagined stories in my head instead. And look at me now, Mrs. Doty!"]. Erin Kant Barnard has illustrated hundreds of educational titles found around the world including all titles by Kagan Publishing like Cooperative Learning (which has so far sold almost a million copies). Mom Needs a Dinosaur! is her first picture book and the Rhino & Dino series is her first as an author/illustrator. She has also illustrated a couple of books for the Native American company, Black Bears & Blueberries, which were printed in both English and Lakota (Erin's great grandmother was Dakota Sioux). Although neurodivergent and technically disabled with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Erin loves illustrating as much as she can from her tropically-decorated space called the Tiki Room. Erin finds that she'd much rather draw dinosaurs than dig them up!

Outside of what she does with Seabear Press, more work of Erin's can be found at her store, Facebook and Instagram pages... or you can check out Erin's secret page (but shh! don't tell anyone!).