About uS
Years ago, we had a dream to bring fun, whimsy, and pleasure to Catholic children’s literature, while retaining solid catechesis and authentic beauty in each book.
As parents, we wanted our children to fall in love with Jesus, the saints, and the Church through the joy of reading about them. With graduate degrees in theology, we also knew we wanted to avoid watering anything down. Our children have such a great capacity for knowing God and His truths (God Himself placed that desire and capacity in their hearts and minds)!
These are the books we wished we had for our kids. We are so blessed they now exist and we can share them with you, too!
Meet the Creators
Katie Warner, Author / Editor
In fleeting moments of spare time, Katie writes for the National Catholic Register, manages KatieWarner.com, helps others home to the Church through Catholics Come Home, speaks at parishes and conferences, and has authored books and prayer journals for adults, too.
Katie lives in Georgia with her husband and fellow book-loving children.
Meg Whalen, Illustrator / Art Director
Like Katie, Meg holds a graduate degree in theology from the Augustine Institute in Denver. She wrote her thesis on the children’s book as a tool for the New Evangelization, and she hopes the stories and illustrations in the First Faith Treasury books will help the littlest Catholics to fall in love with the beauty of their faith.
Meg lives in Florida with her husband and children where she spends most of her time chasing her toddlers and illustrating books.
Amy Rodriguez, Illustrator
Amy creates bold and colorful illustrations that bring a smile to your face. Her style is bright and beautiful with vibrant colors and rich textures. Amy seeks to spread joy and share the beauty of the Catholic faith through her art. Her work can be viewed at amyrodriguezart.com.
Leah Ballard, Illustrator
Leah Ballard is a digital and traditional artist based out of Southwestern Ontario, Canada. She recently graduated from Sheridan’s Bachelor of Animation program and has worked as both a children’s book illustrator and background painter for television.
Leah’s attention to background design enhances the characters’ world and draws the reader into the story. She especially enjoys combining her love of the Catholic faith with her illustrations. More of her work can be found at leahpumfrey.com.
Cora Potvin, Illustrator
Cora Potvin is a digital and traditional artist who has worked as a children’s book illustrator and background painter for children’s television. She is a 2023 graduate of Sheridan’s Bachelor of Animation program. Cora has since gotten married and moved from southern Ontario, Canada, to Ohio. She is a stay-at-home mom who loves reading with her daughter and tries to squeeze in art in her free time.
Cora’s love for background design and en plein air painting plays a big role in her illustrations, combining whimsical shape design with more true-to-life lighting in the paintings she creates. She loves making illustrations that glorify God by incorporating her Catholic faith. More of her work can be viewed at littleflowercreative.co.
Elizabeth Zelasko, Artist
Elizabeth Zelasko works as a full time commissioned artist creating sacred and fine art for Catholic publishers, institutions, Churches, and private collectors. She speaks on the material process and theological aspects of writing a traditional icon, as well as the importance of sacred art in the home, and the history of art in the Catholic Church. Her work has been featured on EWTN, FORMED, the National Catholic Register, Denver Catholic, and in the Denver Art Museum.
After studying fine art at The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Elizabeth attended the Prosopon School of Iconology where she learned traditional Orthodox iconography. She moved to Denver to finish her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, graduating as valedictorian of her class.
You can learn more about her work and contact her directly by visiting ElizabethZelasko.com.
Adalee Hude, Illustrator
Adalee Hude is a happy wife, mother, illustrator and author of Catholic children’s books. Fueled largely by prayer and coffee, she has done artwork for Catholic magazines, stickers, and prayer journals as well. Her own books include Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus: An Introductory Latin Missal for Children, and Light of Heaven: A Children’s Book of Saints.
Adalee also has a Substack newsletter called A Brightly Hude Life. She runs Brightly Hude Studio and now a publishing house, Ave Lamb Books, with her husband, Randy. Baking is her love language! Find More of her work at: https://BrightlyHude.com