Picnic Heist Publishing, a traditional, innovative publisher, is releasing  Milo’s Moonlight Mission, illustrated by Petronela Dostalova, and Two-by-Two, illustrated by Aya Kakeda. Based on a true story, Two-by-Two celebrates childhood best friends, whose loving alliance is threatened by anti-Japanese sentiment rooted in World War II. Kathleen is honored to work with Reiko Nagumo and Mary Herold, to bring this story to life.

Kathleen Blasi mines stories of everyday heroes. Active in the children’s writing community, she is former Co-Director of the
Rochester Children’s Book Festival, for which she received a 2015 New York State Reading Association Literacy Advocate Award.
Kathleen lives with her family in Upstate New York, where, along with honing her craft, she enjoys fostering curiosity in young storytellers.