Kiki & Jax

Marie Kondo is a tidying expert, star of the Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and founder of KonMari Media, Inc. Enchanted with organizing since her childhood, Marie began her tidying consultant business as a 19-year-old university student in Tokyo. Today, Marie is a renowned tidying expert helping people around the world to transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity and inspiration. Marie has been featured on more than fifty major Japanese television and radio programs as well as in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, Vogue, Ellen, the Rachael Ray show, and many more. She has also been listed as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.

Salina Yoon is the creator of dozens of innovative books for the very young. She specializes in developing novelty formats that are unique and interactive. Her bright, bold illustrations fill each one, most of which she wrote and designed. Ms. Yoon has published with Scholastic Inc., Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Young Readers Group, among others. Born in Busan, Korea, in 1972, Salina Yoon moved with her parents and sister to the United States at the age of four. Here, she graduated with honors from the notable Los Angeles County High School for the Arts; California State University, Northridge, with a bachelor of arts degree in graphic design; then attended the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, with a major in illustration. She worked as a book designer and art director for three years before freelancing on her own. She lives in San Marcos, California, with her husband, Chris Polentz, and their two sons.