BOOKS BeCAUSE! Founder and Author

RUTH BRUBAKER RIMMER brings her parenting research, her many years of working with children as a ventriloquist and puppeteer, and her extensive experience in children’s television and radio to her newest adventure Books Because! As a mother, she understands the delights of parenthood and the challenge of teaching children to do things that aren’t always fun, but always
important to their development and well-being. Dr. Rimmer is a staff member at the Arizona Burn Center and has worked with burn surviving children for over twelve years. She is committed to the prevention of burn injuries through education for parents and children.

Designer, Bobby's Unbelievable Bathtime

TRICIA MCCAIN is a freelance graphic artist and illustrator. Tricia received her BFA from the University of Oregon in visual design.

Illustrator, Bobby's Unbelievable Bathtime

DONNA MCCARTHY received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY, where she majored in illustration. She received her MA in education from Northern Arizona University. After a few years of design work and serving as a curator at several art galleries she began teaching art, which she has been doing full time for the past eight years. She is currently teaching high school art in Kingman, Arizona.

Illustrator and Designer, Miguel's Great Escape

SHAWN M. WINCHESTER received his BFA in Visual Communications from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He has worked as a professional designer and illustrator for 15 years creating graphics, illustration, and animation for educational computer programs and the web. He continues to work in visual communications through his company, ArtEscapes, LLC. Shawn has also been involved in fine arts as an artist and teacher. His work has been exhibited at the Arizona Museum for Youth and he has two public art projects installed at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Shawn has taught art classes at the Arizona Museum for Youth, Pueblo Grande Museum, and the Art Institute of Phoenix.