Mirka Hokkanen is a Finnish American author, illustrator, and printmaker, who creates nature-centric art with a mission to bring joy. Her first illustrated book, Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book, came out in March 2019, and her second book, Harmony Humbolt: The Perfect Pets Queen was published in August 2021. Mirka has four more books scheduled to release in 2023 and 2024 with Candlewick and Holiday House. When not creating a menagerie in the studio she takes care of the zoo she has at home: three kids, a cat, a hamster, and a husband. mirkah.com