Growing up, I could walk straight off our driveway and into woods. I loved wandering it, especially by myself, daydreaming and exploring at my own pace. Once a praying mantis stopped me cold in my tracks. I’d never seen anything like it—so extraterrestrial. We stood in silence, studying one another.
The woods are gone and I’ve moved on, but my scouting nature has only grown. And when creatures grab my attention, I wonder: What’s their story? We’re about to find out.
Kara Henderson is fascinated by plants and animals and tells their stories through pictures and words. As the daughter of a life-long library employee, books are in her blood. She has worked for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Eli Lilly and Company and Genentech and has volunteered for Indianapolis Ambassadors, San Francisco SPCA, The Marine Mammal Center and Sonoma Valley Authors Festival, among others. Raised in Indianapolis and a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington, Kara lives in San Francisco.
