About the Author and Illustrator
The author and illustrator Isabella Constante was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and raised in Sedona, Arizona where she understood the importance of community. Her town inspired her to write and illustrate her first book, The Roadrunner Who Couldn’t Run, at the tender age of eleven. Her book promotes the importance of kindness and has sold hundreds of copies. Teachers have invited Isabella to present her book over zoom to children across the country in New Jersey and outside of the country in England and India.
Her passion for interacting and contributing to humanity and earth in search of meaning continues to fuel her work. Isabella graduated from Sedona Red Rock High School in spring of 2021, where she competed in Poetry Out Loud for four years and became a Semifinalist for the Arizona regional competition. She performed her original poem, Embodiment, at the Northern Arizona Book Fair. She currently studies Sustainability at Arizona State University, where nature and humanity continues to inspire her. When she is not writing, she can be found reading a good book or enjoying Arizona’s ethereal scenery.