Kaley is a San Diego-based illustrator for children’s books, toys, and other fun products. One notable project is the 2024 best-selling board book for Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, titled “You’re My Little Nightmare.” Kaley graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2016 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Illustration and a minor in Communication Design.

Check out more from Kaley on instagram @kaleymccabeart or on her website, kaleymccabe.com!

Susie Ghahremani is a local author and award-winning illustrator of many books, including her newest children’s book: ROSEMARY LONG EARS, debuting during this Book Crawl! Susie designs and creates all the San Diego Book Crawl limited edition collectible pins and was our first Book Crawl Ambassador! Find her online at

boygirlparty.com or on Instagram and Etsy at @boygirlparty.