Umisaldo A. Khair was born in Australia and grew up in a little rural country town three hours' drive from Perth. She completed a Commerce Degree and worked in the Australian Public Sector for over a decade, before getting married and settling down. Umisaldo decided to leave her career to focus on motherhood when she had her first son, while also starting a small business from home to keep her mind engaged and active. Umisaldo began dabbling in writing some short fiction as a way to entertain her young child. She based her stories on themes that her toddler son was experiencing at the time-such as night terrors. Even though these stories were imperfect drafts, her son not only resonated with the events but absolutely adored them! She then partnered with her long-time best friend, who is also a published author, to help transform one of her child's favourite stories into a proper book for both her son and his peers to enjoy. Now no longer a toddler, but a growing child and student, there's nothing more heartwarming for Umisaldo than having her son-the very inspiration behind the books-read aloud the stories written for him to her.