About the Creators
Margaret Hyde
Inspiration for the Mo’s Nose series struck Margaret in the middle of the night as her best friend’s dog, Mo, lept into her imagination. She awoke and wrote the idea and text for Mo’s scent-filled adventure.
Margaret is a publisher, writer and photographer who lives in Southern California with her three amazing kids. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Margaret relocated to California during high school and has remained out west ever since. She was inspired to create fine art books for children and started a small press in 1995, Budding Artists. She wrote her own children’s book, a modern take on the Goldilocks tale called Dreadilocks and the Three Slugs and the popular Great Art for Kids series including Picasso for Kids and Matisse for Kids. Margaret has also created travel books about Bhutan and Liberia where she traveled in 2007/2008 as a guest of both governments.
A big part of Margaret’s life is her service work. In addition to her regular contributions of time and funds, all of her creative endeavors have a service component with proceeds going to various organizations and charities. A portion of the proceeds from Mo’s Nose will go to Best Friends Animal Society (www.BestFriends.org) and support their initiatives to work with humane groups across the country — to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. Margaret has been most active in her work with Writegirl, a writing and mentoring program for teen girls in L.A. County and New Visions Foundation, which creates educational opportunities for underserved children in California.
For more about Margaret visit www.margarethydephotography.com
Amanda Giacomini
Amanda Giacomini is an artist, graphic designer and yoga teacher. She lives in Point Reyes, California, where she and her husband Nicholas run their own yoga studio called Yoga Toes Studio. They are the proud parents of Mo the dog. Best friends for 20 years, this is Hyde and Giacomini’s first artistic collaboration.
For more about Amanda’s art visit
www.AmandaGiacomini.com
Mo
Mo was abandoned as a puppy. He was living on the streets of Oakland, CA where he was taken in by the caring staff of Citizen Canine, a local dog hotel. Amanda and Nicholas met Mo after returning from a long trip studying yoga in India. It was love at first sight. They took him home and named him Mahatma, which means “Great Soul” in Sanskrit. Technically Mo is a rescued dog, but he’s such a loyal and loving companion, sometimes, we have to ask…who rescued whom?
Photos © 2008 Courteney Coolidge
