The Stew That Fed the World is a tale of what a difference the power of a child's imagination, and the generousity of the human spirit, can make. 

Paris Francine (Brent) Gibson was born in Chicago Illinois. She began writing poems as a teen, selling them at art fairs. Later she wrote and assisted in the editing of a neighborhood teen advice column for The Anti Drug Coalition Newsletter in Chicago.

After taking years off from writing to raise her son, Deammie, she began a career as a marketing coordinator. Paris married her husband, Mark, and together they have two children, Maya and Mark II. She is now a homemaker. 

Paris’s desire to write was reawakened by attending a class at a local college, which later prompted her to start a writer’s critique group. Supported by her loving husband, her inspiration for stories comes from her family. 

Julia Filipone Erez was born in Rio Gallegos (Patagonia, Argentina), then she moved to Santa Fe (Pampa, Argentina), and then to Jerusalem (Israel, Middle East). This half nomad way of living resulted in a wide experience in remote working, and also in working in different languages.

She studied Visual Arts in college, and History and Education in University. The combination of this disciplines resulted in a wide experience in making comics and illustrations with educational purposes -for schools, newspapers, books and for children, adults, and students.

You can learn more about Julia on her official website.