Authors & Illustrators

KeriAnne N. Jelinek - Author, Illustrator, Founder, CEO

KeriAnne N. Jelinek is a National Best-Selling author with over 130 books published since January 2022. She has consistently ranked all her books into #1 Top New Releases and #1 Top Best-Seller status. Her book, Ukraine: My Country has been featured on Spin Chat Radio based in the UK and on radio stations throughout Pennsylvania. She has been a part of author's forums in Pennsylvania. Her books can be found worldwide via Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Nobles, Wal-mart, Books-A-Million, Lulu.com, Etsy, and more! She is the author, illustrator, editor, cover designer, social media marketer, founder and CEO of Sloth Dreams Books & Publishing LLC. She has created her own children's podcast, Sloth Loves to Read-Free Books for Kids.

Before her career as a children's author and illustrator, Miss Jelinek worked as a professional music educator in public, private, and charter schools throughout Southern, Northern California, Texas, Seattle, Washington, Tampa, Florida, Central Florida, and Central Pennsylvania.

She is also a national performing opera singer, pianist, choral director, and music educator of over twenty-five years. She is a highly sought-after vocal instructor and vocal director. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance, a K-12 Music Certification, and a K-6 Elementary Education Certification.

Miss Jelinek lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, her daughter. She enjoys writing, reading, playing the piano, directing music, teaching music, performing opera, loves traveling, and enjoys being out in nature.

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Coral Jelinek - Author, Illustrator, Storyteller

Coral Jelinek, Artist, Illustrator, Storyteller - creates and tells stories for children and adults alike. She loves animals, the outdoors, and drawing and is a highly imaginative storyteller. She lives in Pennsylvania with her mom and dad, and her best friend, Mr. Peanuts the cat. Her love of stories, books, and her colorful imagination has led her to create all the themes for all of The Fancy Animal Series. She is a highly precocious six-year-old with a deep love for fun and excitement. Her dreams of Mr. Peanuts doing absurd and silly things make for some seriously funny and entertaining stories that often end up in her publications.

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R. Roland Jelinek - Co-Author of The Adventures of Mr. Peanuts Series

Roland Jelinek is an award-winning composer, violist, music educator of over twenty years, and a newly found writer. He started writing books for his young daughter Coral after she started dictating the stories of The Adventures of Mr. Peanuts to him. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, the coauthor, and illustrator, and his daughter, Coral. The book series is based upon the exciting inner nine lives of the family gray cat, Mr. Peanuts.

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Vern Burgin - Author & Illustrator

Vern Burgin has been drawing and illustrating since he was a young child. He has written & illustrated his first book, Shrooks: Double Trouble in early 2022. He has written and illustrated a newspaper comic strip in his local newspaper called "Leftovers". He has written his own magazine called "Crud". Mr. Burgin is an accomplished guitarist, bass guitarist, and singer. He lives in Northern California, where he loves to draw, illustrate, and work in many art mediums, including pointillism. He enjoys writing and performing his own songs. He enjoys vacationing at the coast, playing his guitar, singing, cooking, movies, and his family and grandkids, and enjoys his time relaxing with his wife of almost 50 years.

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Mr. Peanuts - the Russian Blue Cat & Inspiration for The Adventures of Mr. Peanuts

Mr. Peanuts, the beloved Russian Blue cat and the main character in The Adventures of Mr. Peanuts was rescued from the streets on a Thanksgiving full moon. His family always wonders what kind of adventures he might have had while he was on the streets. He is a very special cat. He doesn't mind bath time, likes the water, and loves to be held. He goes crazy for catnip and loves his family dearly. He is a very expressive therapy animal and adores being loved on. He is truly a special animal, with a wonderful personality. Mr. Peanuts passed over the rainbow bridge on February 11, 2023 at 1:35pm. He had suffered with a long sickness that ended up taking his life in the end. He will be missed beyond words. He was loved more than human words can express. Through his adventure series, his legacy and life will live on.