Karen Amanda Toulon is an award-winning journalist and serves on the board of directors for organizations in support of global and local news. 
 

My Cat Knows Morse Code, and Other Observations is Karen’s second book collaboration with her husband, artist Eric Rhinehart, who illustrated the story. Their first book, The ABCs of Paradise Found, is a homage to Karen’s Caribbean ancestry and the region’s rich cultural heritage and natural splendor. 
 

Born in London and raised in New York, Karen received her BA from Dartmouth College and her MS from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Karen and Eric have two daughters, and two Balinese cats who preside over their home in New Jersey.

Eric Rhinehart is a painter, photographer, and graphic designer who has worked as an

illustrator and art director for corporate clients for more than 30 years. His watercolors have been exhibited in solo and group shows in New York, New Jersey, Miami, Washington, D.C., and his hometown, Detroit. Eric earned his BFA from Parsons School of Design in New York.

My Cat Knows Morse Code, and Other Observations is his second book collaboration with his wife, Karen Toulon. Their first book, The ABCs of Paradise Found, is a grownup fairy tale set in the Caribbean. 

Bianca and Tabitha Toulon Rhinehart are sister siblings of the Balinese sort. 
 

Bianca has dedicated her life to disdain and unexpected swats. More intellectually inclined, Tabitha enjoys sitting on paperwork; she is particularly passionate about brochures and assembly instructions. 

Their deep appreciation of haute couture notwithstanding, both insist they are beautiful just as they are.