Nakina Flores Shanklin was born and raised in a smaller city outside of Chicago. Nakina is a mother of 4 and considers her family to be the most important thing to her. Nakina grew up very closely with her own grandmother FiFi so she holds family very dear. She enjoys being outdoors and working on numerous projects. Nakina works for the Chicago Hts. Library and has background in Graphic Design. This is Nakina’s first children’s book.