Kerrie Lent  is a freelance illustrator specializing in children's illustration. She graduated from OCAD, the Ontario College of Art and Design and holds an associates diploma after 4 years of study, with a major in Illustration. Kerrie has illustrated and designed numerous children's characters for the toy industry which have sold in big box stores across North America, as well as children's picture book illustrations and various other freelance projects. Kerrie also loves to write and has a number of children's stories she's seeking representation for as a writer/illustrator. She lives in the country in a cozy, straw bale house that she and her family built together. She's endlessly inspired by classic fairy tales, nature and her family.