First things first – welcome to our blog! We are so glad you stopped by.
Hello, my name is Janina R. Williams and my sister’s name is Tegan R. Pratt. We are Mushmato, Ltd.
I am an author and Tegan is an illustrator. We’ve been working together creatively for quite some time.
We grew up in Chicago, in a neighborhood called Ukrainian Village with three other siblings. Now, we all live and work apart. I am still in Chicago, but my sister Tegan Pratt lives in Fresno, Ca. with her family.
Our goal for MushMato, Ltd. is to create meaningful art with impact. We create books, toys, and cartoons, which showcase the rich and diverse, multicultural experiences we had growing up and know that other children have today. We wish to add to the multiethnic narrative in America for all children and adults to explore.
Growing up, we did not see ourselves in books and we sometimes imagine how this would have changed our perspectives if we had. that have multiracial children of our own. Now that we have multiethnic children of our own, It is important that we showcase diverse children and families as we believe that children need to see themselves reflected in all forms of media and art.
Please check out our first book, In This World Together. It is a picture book for children ages 5-8. And our second book, A Most Perfect Day. Another picture book for children ages 5-8.
We will have more updates in the near future, so stay tuned.
Thank you!