About the Author
Doreen Klein Robinson has more than twenty-five years of storytelling experience as a career journalist and editor for community newspapers. When writing, she looks for the heart of the story, hoping to inform and inspire her readers. She felt compelled to write A Place to Pray after reading about the tragic December 5, 2020, fire that destroyed historic Middle Collegiate Church and the uplifting aftermath between two very different houses of worship. Doreen is the recipient of SCBWI Florida’s 2023 Mirrors and Windows Scholarship and received an Honorable Mention for the 2023 PB Rising Stars Mentorship program.
Yuke Li graduated from the MFA Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City before embarking on her career as a visual artist and storyteller. She works both digitally and traditionally and has worked on books, editorial illustrations, and public art projects. Yuke’s goal is to inspire through sharing new possibilities, to offer comfort, and to plant a hopeful seed in the mind. She lives and works in New York City.
