About Candace Spizzirri Books
Chantelle Thorne works with Burgen Thorne as part of an internationally-published illustration team specializing in children's books. In the last few years they have illustrated ten trade books - several of which have won national and international awards. They have a long history in creating art for the educational market and their work has been featured in over 1000 readers and text books worldwide. Most recently, their work in Kantiga finds the Perfect Name was selected for the IBBY 2022 honors list for Best Illustration in South Africa and their first book with author Candace Spizzirri, Finley: A Moose on the Caboose, was a 2024 Foreward INDIES Picture Book of the Year Honoree. You can find them online at www.chantelleandburgen.com.
