Neepin Auger is a Cree artist, educator and mother. Originally from the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta, she has been painting for over ten years, having studied art under her father, Dale Auger, a renowned First Nations artist and author of the award-winning children's book Mwakwa - Talks to the Loon: A Cree Story for Children. Neepin graduated from the Department of Education and Schooling at Mount Royal University and is now a full-time teacher. She is also mother to one daughter, Gracie, whom she believes is her greatest masterpiece. Her other books in the series include, Discovering Words, Discovering Numbers, and Discovering People. Neepin Auger lives in Calgary, Alberta.
