Lee Edward Fodi is a children's author, illustrator and educator who specializes in workshops for elementary-aged audiences. He has worked as an artist and/or writer in residence at numerous schools in Canada, the United States, Korea and Thailand and is a co-founder of The Creative Writing for Children Society (CWC), a not-for-profit program that helps kids write their own books. As an illustrator, Lee brings a very visual approach to the craft of writing while, as a writer, he brings the power of stories to illustration. He graduated from the University of British Columbia and has a degree in English Literature and a diploma in Fine Arts. He is the author of Spell Sweeper, The Secret of Zoone and The Guardians of Zoone (HarperCollins Childrens Books) and the author and illustrator of The Chronicles of Kendra Kandlestar (Simply Read Books).