Ali and the Sea Stars

About the Author

Ali Stroker won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! She made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in Deaf West's acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening. She was featured on The Glee Project, had a guest role on Fox's Glee, and her other TV credits include: Only Murders in the Building, The Bold Type, Blue Bloods, Lethal Weapon, Instinct, Charmed, and Ten Days in the Valley. Ali starred in the Lifetime holiday film Christmas Ever After. She also recently cowrote a novel, The Chance to Fly, and has performed her solo concert at venues across the country. Her mission to improve the lives of others through the arts, disabled or not, is captured in her motto: "Turning Your Limitations into Your Opportunities." Visit her online at www.alistroker.com. Gillian Reid is an illustrator of books such as Peanut Goes for the Gold by Jonathan Van Ness, a character designer of animated shows, and a professor of life drawing. It was so fun to bring Ali's life and energy, cheerful smile, and flowing hair to the character! Originally from the United Kingdom, Gillian now lives in Canada with her partner and two cats. Visit her at www.gillian-reid.com.