About the Author & Publisher

Hi! I’m Amanda, Canadian children's author, publisher, and founder of Maya Moon Books.

Writing has always been a creative outlet for me - it allows me to not only connect to my own emotions and thoughts, but also connect with others. Whether it was through poetry, journaling, jingles, or raps (in my more questionable years) writing has held me through every phase of my life.

I also strongly believe in advocating for early childhood literacy as it builds curiosity, imagination, knowledge, and self-confidence. Reading is an important and favourite past time and bonding activity in our home. And 3 children and a collection of 3,000+ children’s books later — our family’s love of books (and of each other!) continues to grow with every bed time read and cozy cuddle.

It is my mission to publish stories that are fun to read and also help readers of all ages feel a little more seen, understood, and validated. Children should always feel empowered to own and amplify their voices -- their stories and gifts are meant to be loudly and proudly shared with the world!

The name “Maya Moon Books” is deeply sacred to me. In 2019, I tragically lost my daughter Maya to stillbirth at 8 months pregnant. This was a very painful yet beautiful moment in my life that will forever be imprinted on my heart. The journey of wrestling with, processing, and healing from the deep grief of losing a child was a difficult and also special one — and though as dark as that journey was at times, there was also light. Part of that light was the realization that my story, her story, and all of our individual and collective stories have power and impact if and when we are willing to both share and listen. Through my grief, I discovered my gifts and and my hope is to use my gifts to bring more light to others in this lifetime.   Everything I do, I do for my children — and this one’s dedicated to Maya.

At Maya Moon Books, we have a very strict 100% Human Policy. This means that absolutely NO AI is used in the creation of our books — from story ideation, to writing, to editing, to illustrations — all of our books are human-generated end to end! Our readers axnd buyers can rest assured that the stories and artwork we publish are always derived through the authentic thoughts, experiences, imagination, and creative works of humans!