Deanna Kent
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Deanna Kent

Deanna Kent & Neil Hooson are an award-winning Canadian author-illustrator team living in Kelowna, British Columbia, known for creating bold, funny, and visually dynamic stories for young readers. They are the creators of three beloved book series for kids— Snazzy Cat Capers, Glam Prix Racers, and Marshmallow Martians — which blend humour, mystery, friendship, and inventive world-building.

Their newest project, Weevil Geniuses, appears as a comic ever month in Chickadee magazine and is expanding into a three-book graphic novel series with OwlKids Books. They are also developing a cozy, kawaii-inspired Bao Wows graphic novel series for Scholastic.

As longtime collaborators in publishing, animation, and game design, Deanna and Neil bring deep storytelling experience and visual imagination to every project. Their mission is simple: spark creativity and imagination in kids through stories — stories that make them laugh, think, and feel at home in vibrant new worlds.


Snazzy Cat Capers
"Kent’s prose is outlandishly sprinkled with animal puns, and Ophelia’s sidekick, Oscar the inventor (a goldfish), provides additional comic relief with his costumes and anxious personality. Ophelia’s confidence and competence will draw readers back to this series for more dangerous, lawless adventures. Full pages of humorous graphic panels and illustrations amusingly break up the text for young chapter-book readers." —Kirkus Reviews

Glam Prix Racers
"With ample nods to video games, including character cards filled with stats, an anthropomorphic cast, and the occasional hidden power-up, the plot zooms as easily as a supersonic 'turbo-toot.' Kent’s quirky dialogue provides laughs while Hooson’s cartoon artwork bursts with energy; together, the previous collaborators (the Snazzy Cat Capers series) blend the colorful, high-octane world of race car driving with a candy-coated lesson in friendship and perseverance." —Publishers Weekly

Marshmallow Martians
"Meet the Marshmallow a group of curious aliens who can’t get enough of planet Earth! This hilarious, fast-paced graphic chapter book will tickle young readers’ funny bones!" —Goodreads
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