The Endangered Series is a series of fictional picture books for 4- to 8-year-olds that highlights endangered species. These heartwarming and hopeful stories will capture the reader’s imagination while exploring conservation and the endless wonders of wildlife.
The first book in the series, The Koala and the Little Tree, will be released internationally in the fall of 2025.
A percentage of the proceeds from this book is being donated to WIRES (Wildlife Information\Rescue and Education Service) Ltd. Visit wires.org.au to learn more.
Alissa is a fashion executive and writer. In 2010, she relocated from Sydney to New York City to launch US retail for Australian luxury fashion house, Zimmermann. She has since held executive roles with several esteemed brands. In 2022, she founded her own fashion consultancy.
A creative at heart, Alissa ventured into writing during her first pregnancy, penning The Endangered Series to inspire a love of conservation in her son and children everywhere.
In 2024, Alissa published Cold Spring, NY, a coffee table book featuring black-and-white photographs she and her husband captured in upstate New York. The couple lives in Brooklyn with their son. Alissa continues to write and is in the early stages of launching her own fashion brand.
Aleksandra is a Polish illustrator living by the seaside in New Zealand. After earning a master’s degree in landscape architecture, she decided to try something completely different and moved across the world to begin the career she had dreamed of for years—illustrating books. Since starting her illustration journey in 2017, she has illustrated over 40 children’s books, board books, and games. Inspired by nature and everyday moments, she now works mostly with traditional tools like gouache and watercolors, adding final touches digitally. She loves bringing characters to life and creating images that spark curiosity and emotion. Whether drawing animals, people, or imaginary creatures, her goal remains the same: to make something honest, beautiful, and a little bit magical.