Nelani Nettrour:
Nelani lives in Northern Wisconsin with her husband Barry and their five
children, Josh, Jasmine, Sam, Heather and Autumn. The members of the family
continue to contribute their artist talents to complement Nelani’s writing.
Nelani writes children’s books, adult fantasy and poetry.
The family’s five dogs, Boston terrier/toy poodle mix are Winry, The
Cuteness, Sweetums, Serenity and Kilala. (Krammer passed away in 2006 but is
still featured in many of the books as his presence has imprinted itself of the
family and their imagination. He has inspired many characters and creatures.)
The family dogs continue to inspire the family with their antics. They are
featured in Creature Companion News which Nelani, along with Heather and
Autumn created in 2006 to keep their fans informed on upcoming books and events,
along with what is going on with the puppies. The idea of creature companions
was developed in the Soaring Free series and continues in the Tales of Lamac,
where they are highlighted. It seemed the perfect name for the connection that
is made even between a dog (or other pet) and its people.
Creature Companion Enterprises was formed to bring together all the various
aspects of the family’s creative talents. Heather designed the logo. Within
the dragon circle are the creatures that Heather and Autumn use on the books,
Heather’s updated Novelyst and Autumn’s Inspry. Nelani’s dragon in baby and
adult form are also within the circle. One of Nelani’s favorite Bible passages,
Job 41:20 +21 encircles the bottom portion of the logo.
Nelani is the 4th child of 9. She has 5 brothers, Kirk, Devan,
Keith, Pat and Marc. She has 3 sisters, Moana, Simone and Karen.
“Seek God—Book One—Jesus, the Way” is Nelani’s 27th book
and 21st children’s book. Although written with children in mind, it
is also a heartfelt call for all—no matter their age—to seek God and find Him
through Jesus.
The family enjoys living in the Northwoods, filled with all the wonders that
inspire one to reach toward that something that can only find completion in
meeting with the Creator of it all. Some of Nelani’s favorite activities
include: gardening, stargazing, swimming, biking, hiking, herbal healing and
iridology. In the summer their town has street dances, which the family
enjoys. The winter is her busiest time to write and put books together.
Nelani records audio CDs of all her children’s books and books of poetry.
And yes, when time permits she will put the adult novels onto audio CDs as
well. With the help of her woodworking husband, she has turned many of her
poems into Framed Canvas Works. The poetry is superimposed on the background of
a picture Nelani has taken of the Northwoods.
Autumn I. Nettrour
Autumn Irene Nettrour was born September 18, 1984. She is the 5th child of
5 and the 3rd girl. Autumn has two older brothers Josh and Sam, and two older
sisters Jasmine and Heather.
Nunkey’s Adventures, Book Two, Birth of Reekey is the 6th children’s book
Autumn has illustrated. The others are: Tales of Lamac, Book 2, Birth of
Takaira; Tales of Lamac, Book 3, Calastapeas’ Gathering; Nunkey’s Adventures
Book 1; The Imagynairs of Jemmidar, Book 1 and Imagynair of Jemmidar, Book A.
Autumn did the cover art and some art in the poetry book, Steps. She also did
the cover art for the 4th book in Soaring Free Series, Chantra’s Awakening. She
has poetry and artwork in Pathways. She is in the process of illustrating more
children’s books.
Music being such a part of her life, Autumn added a special song to the end
of the audio CDs of Birth of Takaira, and Calastapeas’’ Gathering. She also
sang Mira’s Song at the end of the audio CD of Anara Arrives (Tales of Lamac,
Book 1). . She created music for and sang the entire stories of Nunkey’s
Adventures 1, and The Imagynairs of Jemmidar onto the audio CDs after the author
read the story. Although she didn’t illustrate Dragonfly Flight, Autumn did
create the music and sing the story on the audio CD after the reading by the
author.
Some of Autumn’s favorite activities include illustrating, painting,
photography, writing, clothes designing, composing music, stargazing, puzzles,
playing computer and video games. Autumn helps Heather often with their
babysitting.
Autumn continues to work on her own stories and is also writing some stories
with her sister Heather, one of which is The 13 of the Orbs™. Autumn enjoys
creating written and spoken languages for the books she writes.
This year a very small Boston Terrier/Toy Poodle mix puppy by the name of
“The Cuteness My Precious Darling Sweetness Yoshi Nettrour” joined the family
along with her sister Winry Inu Nettrour. Cuteness, for short, is Autumn’s
dog. She is often found nestled on Autumn’s shoulder or in her lap. She weighs
a few pounds and is adorable beyond compare. She is The Cuteness and she knows
it.
Heather Nettrour:
Heather was born May 19, 1982. She is the 4th child of 5, the 2nd
girl.
“Seek God—Book One—Jesus, the Way” is the 14th book
Heather has illustrated. She also has poetry and artwork in Pathways.
She made songs for the ends of the Dragon Lands series, All About
Krammer and has sung the story of Jodi’s Bugs at the end of the
reading of it on the audio CD.
Besides working on Nelani’s books, Heather is writing her own books, and is
writing some books with Autumn.
Some of Heather’s favorite activities include: art, writing, dancing,
stargazing, gardening, playing all kinds of ocarinas and flutes, walking,
biking, hiking, swimming, playing video and board games and the summer street
dances. During most summers she has a Gardening Club for children with
newsletters featuring the children to help them remember what they’ve learned.
She creates board games, dog clothes, people clothes and purses as gifts.
Heather enjoys taking care of children and many of the children she babysits
find their way into various books. The Jodi series is filled with these
children along with All About Krammer and Pathways. The children
depicted on the dedication page of Seek God—Book One—Jesus, the Way are
the children she baby-sits, her Gardening Club members, cousins and the family’s
Compassion children.
Serenity is her dog.
Tina Lesnick
Tina Renee was born March 26, 1975 to Larry and
Carole Kober. Tina has two older sisters, Dawn and Brenda and a younger brother
Sean. She married Travis James Lesnick on November 9, 1996. Their son Travis
John was born November 26, 2001. They have a dog, a Rottweiler
named Mason, born March 27, 1998.
Tina enjoys spending her days taking care of Travis John. She enjoys
working on her art, gardening, road trips to visit family and bible study.
Tina’s life in the North Woods inspires much of her art.
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