Felicity Watt Wilson, Author

Freddie Fastback has been with Felicity Watt Wilson (aka Lisa) for a long time. From its first glimmer of story light in the Shenandoah Valley of verdant Virginia, this tale of friendship has traveled through the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, into the craggy southeastern shores of Alaska and western Washington's Salish Sea, and along the Rio Salado in the Sonoran desert of Arizona, to emerge finally in the Treasure Valley of Idaho, the Gem State. The author's friends and family have cheered Freddie on along the way, but it is her incandescent, book-loving grandchildren who have made this publication imperative and to whom it is dedicated.

Laci McCrea, Illustrator

Laci McCrea has built a name for herself as a large-scale painter and muralist in the Boise area. This winter Felicity was so attracted to Laci's photorealism renderings of woodland animals in a whimsical snow scene on the picture windows of the West Boise YMCA that the author contacted Laci to illustrate Freddie Fastback and His Friends. In record time, Laci replaced the story's watercolor drawings with vibrant acrylic images that radiated vigor and magically infused Freddie and his friends with the action and bravado little ones adore.

Idaho native Lori Kurts launched Inkwood Booksmith as a way to combine her lifelong love for literature with her career in graphic design. Today she enjoys collaborating with authors and illustrators to create custom page and cover designs that enhance story themes and engage readers. She is thrilled to be a part of the team that helped introduce Freddie Fastback to the world. 

Freddie Fastback and His Friends was produced by The Caxton Printers Ltd. in Caldwell, Idaho.