Jill Dana is an author, illustrator, award-winning filmmaker, and certified elementary educator. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Television and Film Production and a Master of Education in Elementary Education plus TESOL. Butternut (Marshall Cavendish International Asia), a children’s picture book about a little butternut squash lost in a supermarket, is available now. A second book featuring Butternut, Butternut & Buttercup, is available for pre-order and slated for release in March 2023. Jill is a Rate Your Story judge, an active SCBWI member and Authors Guild member.