In her early 50s, RA Cook enrolled in art school at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California to finally fulfill her dream of becoming a skilled artist and illustrator. Little did she know that this step would lead her to write and illustrate stories for children and adults. As an author, illustrator, and book designer, RA Cook published her children's picture book, Calvin Splinter & His Splendid Splinter Ideas, in 2018. Her second published book, GIGANTA, An Epic Tale, is a lively middle-grade book and available to the public now. Cook works out of her home studio in the San Juan Islands of Washington State and continues to write and illustrate her stories. To keep posted and for more information on RA Cook and her work, go to: www.hmapublishing.com.