LAURA BURGES (Ryuko Eitai) is a lay-entrusted Buddhist teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She received monastic training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and lectures, teaches classes, and leads retreats at San Francisco Zen Center and other practice centers in Northern California. Her book, Buddhist Stories for Kids won Gold in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards in 2023. Her children's books have been translated into several different languages.
LAMA CHONAM, short for Choying Namgyal, was born in Golog, Tibet, where he lived the life of a nomad as a young boy. In his teens, he began his Buddhist studies under many great teachers, in particular the great Dzogchen Master Khenpo Munsel. In 1992, he was invited to the United States, where he has been living ever since. He is a cofounder of the Light of Berotsana Translation Group, within which he teaches and translates, and he resides at Tashi Choling Buddhist Center.
WEN HSU is a Taiwanese-Costa Rican illustrator. She has a wide range of styles working with papercuts, ink, watercolor, textiles, and digital art. She has illustrated stories for children in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, India, Japan, Korea, and China. Kuan Yin is her most recent book for Bala Kids.
