Daniela Weil grew up in Brazil. She always had a pas­sion for art and nature, and stud­ied biol­o­gy at Bran­deis Uni­ver­si­ty. After work­ing with whales, Daniela moved to Hous­ton to make 3D ani­ma­tions for sci­ence. Daniela became a full-time chil­dren’s writer and illus­tra­tor after adopt­ing her daugh­ter Lucy. She loves to inspire chil­dren through her writ­ing. She lives in Austin, TX. Her book, The Diary of Ass­er Levy, is out now.