About the Author
A Tumblestone Tune

Kelli Casas

Kelli Casas happily joins the Playbooks family of authors with her first publication, The Tumblestone Tune.  Since she could read, she has had a deep affinity for poetry, short stories, plays and classic literature.  At a very young age, she had several poems published in The National Library of Poetry.  In addition to her love of writing, she is a professional theatrical stage performer, having been involved in productions around the world as well as being featured on numerous television series. She has a deep love of music as well, and has performed at many Civic Light Opera’s around Southern California and has been heard on recordings for Vineyard Record Label. 

She leaves you with this inspiring quote:
“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.  Imagination is more important than knowledge.  Knowledge is limited.  Imagination encircles the world.”     – Albert Einstein.

Douglas spent most of his childhood in public libraries with his head buried in a multitude of children's books. From an early age, he expressed a natural ability to draw, having gained inspiration from the illustrators of his youth, including Charles Schultz, Theodore (Dr. Suess) Geisle, Berkley Breathed, and many others. After public school, Douglas enrolled in the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Character Animation. Douglas has worked in the animation industry on several projects, including the television show, Futurama, and the feature film Mouse Hunt. He has recently branched out into children's literacy programs. He feels that it's only natural that he return the favor given to him by so many of his childhood cartoonist heroes. After all, he was inspired by them as a child to read and draw.