Abby Denson is the author of Cool Tokyo Guide , Cool Japan Guide , Dolltopia (which garnered an International Manga Award and a Moonbeam Children's Book Award), and Tough Love: High School Confidentia l. She has written for many comics including Amazing Spider-Man Family , Powerpuff Girls Comics , Simpsons Comics , Sabrina The Teenage Witch , and Disney Adventures. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College and has taught and lectured at various venues including The New School, and Sophia University. She loves cats, movies, and desserts! Utomaru is a freelance illustrator, art director and graphic designer based in Tokyo, Japan. Her career as an illustrator started in high school, when she was asked to make a flyer and CD cover for a local musician. After, she studied graphic design at Tama Art University and developed her art style: bold lineart, vivid colors, and dynamic composition. Her main influences and inspirations arrive from both American and Japanese comics, animation and movie posters from 1960s-1980s, Betty Boop cartoon and the poster designs by Tadanori Yokoh. Utomaru is the illustrator of Abby Denson's graphic novel for kids, Kitty Sweet Tooth .