Alvina was born in Hawaii and grew up in Southern California. She loves the ocean, dogs, and ice cream! The minute she started drawing her first unicorn, she knew that her pencil was a magical wand and the ticket to her imagination. Alvina graduated from Brigham Young University with a BFA in Illustration, and has been illustrating books and magazines. Some books that she has illustrated are “Broccoli Chronicles” published by Building Voices, “Rock a Bye Baby in Hawaii” published by BeachHouse Publishing, and “The Giraffe that Ate the Moon” published by Babl Books. Alvina also has a daughter who loves to draw and read, a husband who enjoys seeing her artwork turn into books, and a brown boxer who likes to eat everything.